the Russian army denies any “breakthrough” of its defenses by the Ukrainian forces

2023-05-12 06:01:06

Cover image: Ukrainian army soldiers stand near the town of Bakhmout in the Donetsk region on May 7, 2023. SERGEY SHESTAK / AFP

• The Russian army denied, Thursday evening, any “breakthrough” of its defenses by Ukrainian troops and claimed to have the situation ” under control “after Mr. Prigojine and pro-Russian military bloggers expressed alarm at the retreat of troops in this area.
• The United Kingdom on Thursday became the first country to pledge to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow air-to-surface missiles with a range of 250 kmon the condition that it does not use them against Russian territory. Their range will allow the Ukrainians to cover almost all of their territory, including Crimea.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured the BBC on Thursday that his army still needed time to prepare a major counter-offensive. highly anticipated intended to repel the Russian forces.
• The head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgueni Prigojine, accused the Ukrainian president of being ” dishonest “ in his words because, according to him, the Ukrainian counter-offensive « bat son plein ».
• US Ambassador to Pretoria Reuben Brigety has accused South Africa of providing “weapons and ammunition” to Russia, despite its declared neutrality in the conflict with Ukraine. Washington welcomed the promise of the South African government to open an investigation.

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