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30,000 soldiers from Putin’s ‘private army’ and regular Russian units killed or wounded in Bakhmut

Around 30,000 soldiers from Vladimir Putin’s Wagner Group “private army” and regular Russian units have been killed or wounded in the battle for the eastern town of Bakhmut, says a top British military expert.

Evening Standard

Ukraine news – live: Moscow to take up UN Security Council presidency as Kyiv blasts ‘absurd’ move

It comes as the International Monetary Fund approves $15.6bn loan for Ukraine

The Independent UK

How a shadowy Russian organisation is making political and economic inroads across Africa

The world is watching Russia's actions in Ukraine. But are we missing what it's doing elsewhere?

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Ukraine prepares for counterattack as Putin makes nuclear threats

Western battle tanks begin to arrive as Russian forces remain unable to break through Ukrainian defences.

Al Jazeera

Fugitive Russian father draws Kremlin censure, support from Wagner boss

A Russian father who went on the run to avoid being sent to a penal colony after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was criticised by the Kremlin on Wednesday, but defended by the powerful head of the Wagner mercenary group.

Reuters

Russia's Wagner chief says battle for Bakhmut has damaged his forces

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group acknowledged on Wednesday that fighting for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut had inflicted severe damage on his own forces as well as the Ukrainian side.

Reuters

Putin using Bakhmut to destroy Wagner Group and ‘put its chief in his place’, says ISW

Analyst says Ukraine battle – in which the Russian side has suffered heavy casualties – is part of a wider Kremlin power play

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Russian forces advance in Ukraine's Bakhmut - Russian-installed leader

Russian forces are moving forward in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut despite fierce resistance and have almost taken full control of a metals plant there, a Russian-installed leader in the region said.

Reuters

Ukraine’s defence minister takes Challenger II for ‘a spin’ as he thanks UK for sending tanks

Analysts expect a Ukrainian counter-attack to get under way in earnest as the weather improves and more military aid arrives

Evening Standard

Vice President Harris pledges aid to Ghana amid security and economic concerns

Vice President Harris opened her weeklong trip to Africa by vowing support for Ghana, a democratic pillar in the region that's being squeezed by an economic crisis and security concerns.

WEKU

Giant advert for Russia's Wagner mercenary group appears near Moscow highway

A giant recruitment advert for Russia's Wagner mercenary force has appeared on the facade of an office building next to a highway in north-east Moscow.

Reuters

Harris to meet Ghana's president as she begins Africa trip

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris begins her first full day in Africa on Monday as she meets with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo

The Independent UK

In Ghana, Kamala Harris 'excited about the future of Africa'

Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Ghana to begin a weeklong trip to Africa

The Independent UK

Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Kyiv marks anniversary of Bucha recapture

March 31 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would never forgive Russian troops responsible for atrocities in Bucha, as the town near Kyiv marked the anniversary of its recapture after 33 days of occupation.

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian plans for nuclear weapons in Belarus ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ – as it happened

Senior US administration official says there are no signs Moscow intends to use its nuclear weapons

Reuters

Russia pardons 5,000 former criminals after fighting in Ukraine, Prigozhin says

More than 5,000 former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia's Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine, the founder of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Russian attack on Bakhmut ‘stalls’ amid tensions between army and Wagner Group, says UK

It comes after Ukrainian military officials claimed Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are “running out of steam”

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack

As Russian observers hunt for clues of a spring offensive, Ukraine’s land forces chief suggests an unlikely strategy

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Al Jazeera

Joe Biden says no sign yet of China sending Russia weapons

Ex-President Medvedev quotes threatening 1941 Stalin message to urge more weapons production by Russia’s arms industry.

The Guardian - UK

Russian forces preparing for Ukrainian counteroffensive, says Medvedev

Former president also warns Moscow will use ‘absolutely any weapon’ if Kyiv attempts to retake Crimea

Evening Standard

Ukrainian forces to soon launch counter-offensive, says top commander, as Putin spring advance stutters

Ukraine’s top ground forces commander said his forces would soon launch a counter-offensive after Vladimir Putin’s spring advance has so far failed to achieve any significant victories.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Prepares Counteroffensive as Russia’s Assault on Bakhmut Flags

Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for months, will soon counterattack as Russia's offensive looks to be faltering, a commander said, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that without a faster supply of arms the war could last years. The Ukrainian military said early on Friday that 1,020 Russian troops had been…

France 24

UN accuses Russia and Ukraine of ‘summary executions’ of prisoners

The United Nations said Friday it was “deeply concerned” by what it described as summary executions of prisoners of war carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Earlier in the day, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said Russian forces may have to advance as far as Kyiv…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: UN reports dozens of summary executions of PoWs; Nordic nations agree joint air defence plan – as it happened

Mission says it documented some 40 summary executions in 13 months; Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland agree plan to counter Russian threat

Reuters

Russia presses along Ukraine front after reports of Bakhmut slowdown

Russian forces attacked northern and southern stretches of the front in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region on Friday, even as Kyiv said Moscow's assault was flagging near the city of Bakhmut.

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