The White House said on Friday that the Russian mercenary company Wagner Group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with nearly 9,000 of its fighters killed in action. White House National Security Council (NSC) spokesman John Kirby told reporters at a regular briefing that the United States […]
Wagner sees Bakhmut catching up to April The capture of Bakhmut would give Russia a stepping stone to advance on two large cities, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, further west to Donetsk. But Ukraine and its allies say recapturing Bakhmut would be a Pyrrhic victory given the previous months and what they claim has been heavy loss […]
His profile became so prominent that aides and analysts began speculating that he aspired for an official job or career in politics. However, there is now growing evidence that the Kremlin has moved to nip such speculation in the bud, ordering Prigozhin to stop his public criticism of the Defense Ministry and allowing state media […]
F-16: Biden said no Since winning Western pledges for the tanks after months of lobbying, Kyiv has pressed on with more requests for the weapons, including demands for jet fighters such as the US F-16. Neither side has been able to regain control of the skies over Ukraine. The West has so far refused to […]
Russia has the world’s largest prison population per capita. Mark Galeotti, author of The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia, a book on Russia’s criminal and prison cultures, says that Wagner’s potential appeal to prisoners is much broader than a bid for clemency. Serving with Wagner, he said, provides a sense of pride and purpose to convicts […]
displaced Ukrainians Russia calls its actions a “special military operation” to protect its security as its neighbor moves increasingly closer to the West. Ukraine and its allies accuse Moscow of waging an unprovoked war to grab territory and erode the independence of the fellow former Soviet republic. The Russian invasion displaced millions, killed thousands of […]
“The capture of Soledar was made possible by the continuous bombardment of the enemy by military aviation, missile forces and artillery of a group of Russian forces,” Moscow’s Defense Ministry said. Seizing the city would make it possible to cut off Ukrainian supply routes to the larger city of Bakhmut, and trap the remaining Ukrainian […]
“They attack our position in waves, but as a rule the wounded die where they lie, either from exposure or from too cold or from loss of blood. No one comes to help them or the battlefield. is not coming to collect the dead.” Reuters could not immediately verify the reports from the battlefield. no […]
In November, the independent Russian news outlet MediaZona reported that publicly available data from Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service showed a decrease of more than 23,000 people in the total prison population in September and October, the largest of its kind in more than a decade. The biggest downfall. This suggests that the convicts accepted Prigozhin’s […]
