In an apparent break with Pentagon advice, Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the commander of Ukraine’s eastern forces, called for “all measures” to defend an area where Russia was threatening to take more territory.
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Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind
He shored up Russian forces at their most vulnerable and drew Ukraine into a costly fight for Bakhmut, giving Moscow time to build defenses that are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
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Kremlin Considers How to Bring Wagner Under Its Control
Wagner could be absorbed into Russia’s Defense Ministry or its military intelligence arm. A Russian general could also be installed to lead the group, U.S. and Western officials said.
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Putin Has His Revenge on Prigozhin
Russia’s president had ample reason to wish for Yevgeny Prigozhin’s demise.
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Russia Denies Killing Prigozhin, Calling the Idea Anti-Putin Propaganda
The Kremlin and its proxies rebuffed suggestions that it was responsible for destroying a plane that reportedly carried the chief of the Wagner mercenary group.