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Wagner boss offered up Russian positions to Kyiv: Washington Post

US newspaper report, denied by mercenary group leader, says locations were offered in exchange for a Bakhmut withdrawal.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin, mercenary boss dismiss report Wagner offered to betray Russian troops

The head of Russia's Wagner private army dismissed a U.S. newspaper report on Monday that he had offered to betray Russian positions, and the Kremlin called it a "hoax".

Reuters

Wagner chief ‘offered to give up locations of Russian soldiers’ to Ukraine, leaked papers say

Extraordinary offer to trade control of Bakhmut for war secrets was rejected by Ukraine, reports say

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly offered to reveal Russian troop locations to Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government, the Washington Post reports, citing leaked US intelligence documents.

ABC News

UK promises attack drones, missiles for Ukraine as Zelensky visits Sunak

Britain announced Monday that it would deliver long-range attack drones and air-defence missiles to Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky continued his European tour with talks with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The Ukrainian President has met with leaders in Italy, Germany and France in recent days, securing a promise from…

France 24

Top Ukraine commander hails ‘first successful offensive operation’ in Bakhmut

A top Ukrainian commander on Monday hailed the “first successful offensive operation” in Bakhmut after his forces seized back ground in recent days.

Evening Standard

What Putin’s ‘parody’ one-tank parade really means for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Victory Day ‘parody’ shows Russia is at ‘tipping point’ with ‘desperate tyrant clinging on’

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Ukraine obliterates £11m Russian missile system as Vladimir Putin's frontline crumbles

A Russian Pantsir-S1 missile system has been struck near Bakhmut as the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the devastating attack on the the edge of Bakhmut, signalling fresh misery for Putin's troops

Daily Mirror

Russian troops fall back to ‘defensive positions’ near Bakhmut

Moscow statement is first admission that Ukraine is successfully recapturing ground around eastern city

The Guardian - UK

Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut, Wagner boss calls it a 'rout'

Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine's battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of Russia's Wagner private army called a rout.

Reuters

Wagner Group: what it would mean for the UK to designate Putin's private army a 'terrorist organisation'

The UK is reportedly planning to officially designate the Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation. This would put Wagner on a list with 78 other groups, including ISIS, al Qaeda and newer white supremacist organisations.

The Conversation

President Zelensky to meet Pope Francis in the Vatican this weekend

President Zelensky to meet with the Pope this weekend

Evening Standard

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is not in Sudan, Prigozhin says

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is not operating in Sudan and has not been involved in politics there since Omar al-Bashir was deposed by army officers in a 2019 uprising, its head Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday.

Reuters

Wagner boss Prigozhin says situation on Russian flanks near Bakhmut is bad

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday that his forces' flanks were under pressure near the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, resulting in the loss of ground that his men had captured at heavy cost.

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine needs more time before its counter-offensive, says Zelenskiy

Losses would be unacceptable without more heavy weapons promised by west, says president

Al Jazeera

Ukraine strikes back in Bakhmut, as Russia wrangles with Wagner

What happened in the 63rd week of Russia’s war in Ukraine?

Evening Standard

Ukraine unit says it has routed Russian brigade near Bakhmut stronghold

A Ukrainian unit said it had routed a Russian brigade near the stronghold of Bakhmut on Wednesday.

The New Daily

Ukraine says Russian forces flee Bakhmut outskirts

Ukraine's Third Separate Assault Brigade claims to have has routed Russian forces from frontline territory near the eastern city of Bakhmut.

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Reuters

Russia denies reports of Ukrainian breakthroughs along front lines

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

France 24

Wagner on all fronts: Why does Putin's private army suddenly seek spotlight?

His latest rant included a line about the "happy grandfather" bungling Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. It was posted on May 9, just as Vladimir Putin was presiding over the Victory Day parade on Red Square. Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin referring to and why has he himself spectacularly stepped out…

Evening Standard

Russian forces retreating in Bakhmut, says Ukraine commander

Reports of Russian forces retreating in the besieged city which has been scene of of the bloodiest ground combat in Europe since World War Two

Reuters

Russian mercenary chief says he's still not getting enough shells for Ukraine

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin complained on Wednesday that his Wagner fighters were still not getting enough shells from the defence ministry to underpin what he said was their advance in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

Ukraine unit says Russian brigade flees outskirts of Bakhmut

A Ukrainian military unit said on Wednesday it had routed a Russian infantry brigade from frontline territory near Bakhmut, claiming to confirm an account by the head of Russia's Wagner private army that the Russian forces had fled.

France 24

France opens war crime probe into journalist's death in Ukraine

The French judiciary has launched a war crime investigation into the death of AFP journalist Arman Soldin, who was killed in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, prosecutors said Wednesday. The reporter's death comes as a senior Ukrainian military official said Russian forces had pulled back from some areas near the battleground…

Salon

Private soldiers fight in America's name

While Putin embraces private contractors, the US seldom acknowledges its own version of the privatization of war

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