The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

The Ukrainian military was preparing Sunday for an upcoming counteroffensive, with a top commander saying his forces' ongoing defense of Bakhmut in the face of fierce and sustained Russian attacks was necessary to "buy time" for that push. The remarks came as British intelligence said the frontline had shifted in…

UK defence ministry calls Bakhmut a ‘killing zone’; Russian shelling kills three Ukrainian civilians in Kherson, Ukrainian officials say; Russia lists World Wildlife Fund as a foreign agent

Comments from presidential aide are the latest signal of a shift by Kyiv to continue the defence of the city.

Ukraine endures the largest missile barrage in weeks; casualties mount in the battle for Bakhmut; a draft law in Georgia stirs anti-Russian sentiment

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Yevgeny Prigozhin thanks Kremlin for ‘heroic’ production increase but says concerns about shortages remain. This blog is now closed

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russian mercenary group Wagner and Vladimir Putin's previous chef, has been cut off from secure government phones

Soldiers and analysts suggest defending city has become more of a political than practical issue, as Russian push continues

Eastern Ukrainian city has become an attritional trap where both sides seek to deplete each other’s ranks