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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh,Maryam Zakir-Hussain,Jane Dalton,Alisha Rahaman Sarkar and Matt Mathers

Ukraine Russia war – live: Putin says Wagner chief Prigozhin rejected offer to join his army

via REUTERS
Belarus claims Wagner mercenary forces are training its troops

Ukraine is on the brink of a major breakthrough in its counteroffensive against Russia after destroying Kremlin command posts and making gains near Bakhmut, an Estonian intelligence chief has said.

“All this shows that Ukrainians are close to greater success,” Margo Grosberg, of the Estonian Defence Forces, told local broadcaster ERR.

Elsewhere, a top Russian commander appears to have been sacked for voicing concerns about the Kremlin’s war strategy in a sign of growing divisions between officers on the front line and the country’s military leadership.

The 58th Combined Arms Army’s general-major Ivan Popov was dismissed after a leaked video showed him delivering a blistering attack on the Russian military leadership, whom he accused of “hitting us from the rear, viciously beheading the Army at the most difficult and intense moment”.

Britain’s Ministry of Defence said the “comments draw attention to serious disaffection many officers likely harbour towards the senior military leadership.”

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