The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years. Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully secure control of Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland of Donbas.
The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years.
The Russian forces have focused on Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk provinces that make up the Donbas region where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014. Prigozhin said that the Wagner Group mercenaries were continuing fierce battles for control of the Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. He acknowledged that the Ukrainian troops were mounting fierce resistance.
Ukraine's energy company, Ukrenergo, said Saturday that the situation was "difficult but controllable," adding that involved backups to keep up power supplies but noting that power rationing will continue in some areas. Russia's Defence Ministry said that Friday's strikes hit all the designated targets, halting the operation of Ukraine's defence factories and blocking the delivery of supplies of Western weapons and ammunition. The claim couldn't be independently verified.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine’s Zelensky to address summit on Russian participation in 2024 Paris OlympicsAs threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics mount, the IOC argues it would be discriminatory to exclude Russia and ally Belarus entirely
Read more »
Ukraine infrastructure hit by Russian missiles in widespread attacks | CBC NewsRussia unleashed strategic bombers, killer drones and rockets in a barrage of attacks on Ukrainian targets early Friday, as a military push by Moscow that Kyiv says has been brewing for days appeared to pick up pace ahead of the one-year anniversary of its invasion.
Read more »
Russia’s Wagner Group halts prisoner recruitment campaign, founder saysWagner began recruiting prisoners in Russia’s sprawling penal system in summer 2022
Read more »
Russia's mercenary group Wagner stops prison recruitment driveThe fighters who joined Wagner have been promised pardons if they survive their deployments
Read more »
Russian FM, Sudan's military leaders kindle ties in KhartoumRussia's foreign minister met with Sudan's military rulers on Thursday, state media in Sudan reported, the final stop on Sergey Lavrov's tour of Africa.
Read more »