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Wagner boss Prigozhin allegedly wanted to betray Russian troops to Ukraine

2023-05-15T04:57:27.031Z

Highlights: Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have made an astonishing offer to Kiev in the middle of the Ukraine war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to Kyiv with a pledge of further military aid from Germany and France. The city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by Russian troops, apparently came under heavy artillery fire on Sunday. In recent days, the Ukrainian military has recaptured larger areas around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Now there is a threat of an encirclement of the Russian mercenary troop Wagner.



In Bakhmut, fighting continues. The city of Donetsk, which is controlled by Russian troops, comes under fire. The news ticker on the Ukraine war.

  • Donetsk under fire: reports of heavy artillery fire
  • Battle for Bakhmut: Ukrainian advances continue
  • All the news from the Ukraine war in our news ticker. Some of the information comes from the warring parties in Russia or Ukraine. They often cannot be independently verified.

Moscow/Kyiv - Yevgeny Prigozhin is always causing a stir in the Ukraine war. Now, according to a report in the Washington Post, the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner is said to have offered the Ukrainian government to reveal the positions of Russian troops. The newspaper refers to leaked documents from the US secret service. However, Kiev rejected the offer that Prigozhin is said to have made through his contacts with the Ukrainian secret service. The report is based on secret U.S. documents that were leaked to the Discord chat platform, according to the newspaper. The U.S. presidential office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Reuters news agency.

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have made an astonishing offer to Kiev in the middle of the Ukraine war. © Afp

Ukraine war news: Reports of heavy artillery fire on Donetsk

The city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, which is controlled by Russian troops, apparently came under heavy artillery fire on Sunday. The city was hit by hundreds of artillery shells and projectiles from multiple rocket launchers, the Russian state agency Tass reported, citing local authorities. No information was given about the impact of the shelling. Donetsk is located immediately behind the front lines in eastern Ukraine.

News on the Ukraine war: Advances near Bakhmut continue

In the vicinity of the heavily contested city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian troops have won further territorial gains, according to their own statements. "Our units have captured more than ten enemy positions north and south of Bakhmut and cleared a large forest area near Ivanivske from the enemy," Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said on Telegram. Russian soldiers were captured. Despite the Ukrainian successes, the situation near Bakhmut remains tense, as the Russian military is putting up resolute resistance.

In recent days, the Ukrainian military has recaptured larger areas around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in counterattacks. Now there is a threat of an encirclement of the Russian mercenary troop Wagner, which is deployed in the city.

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News on the Ukraine war: Paris holds out the prospect of new military aid to Kyiv

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky returns to Kyiv with a pledge of further military aid from Germany and France. In Berlin and Paris, Zelensky once again insisted on the delivery of fighter jets on Sunday. However, both Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and President Emmanuel Macron reacted cautiously. However, the French head of state wanted to comment on further military aid in a TV interview on Monday evening, as it was said from the Élysée Palace. Zelensky, meanwhile, thanked Germany and France for their military support. (cs/dpa)

Source: merkur

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