Soldier in Ukraine tells CNN ‘What was our house today, becomes Wagner’s the next day’ as death toll rises
, which if confirmed would mark Moscow’s first major battlefield success since last summer. “Wagner units have taken the whole territory of Soledar under control,” said Yevgeny Prigozhin in an audio message released on his Telegram channel late on Tuesday. Soledar, home to huge salt mines, has symbolic, military and commercial value for Russia.but gave no update on the military situation in his nightly address on Tuesday.
Western officials have warned that Ukraine will not be able to take back a significant amount of territory from Russia without an increase in military capability, including tanks and armoured vehicles. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said his government would purchase a US air defence system to donate to Ukraine
Ukrainian troops are set to begin training on the Patriot missile system in the US as soon as next week,will take place at Fort Sill in Oklahoma, with the programme expected to take “several months”, one said.as chief of staff of the country’s ground forces
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