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How Russia is shifting to a war economy in the face of international sanctions

As Russia’s progress in Ukraine has stalled, with enormous losses in material and people, the frustrated head of the Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin has called for Russia to shift to a total war economy:

The Conversation

Russian army boasts it's destroyed tank - but it's actually a combine harvester

Military analysts disputed the Russian defence ministry's footage, saying it appeared to show them blasting farm vehicles with a missile from a Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter

Daily Mirror

Ukraine evacuates 17,000 people from flooded areas after dam destroyed

Kyiv on Tuesday said it is evacuating over 17,000 people from flooded areas following the partial destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the major hydroelectric dam, which represents a significant resource for the wider region by supplying water to a…

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Zelenskyy lauds Ukraine advance amid counteroffensive speculation

Kyiv has kept silent on start of counteroffensive despite speculation by analysts that campaign is getting under way.

Al Jazeera

War zone villagers flee after massive Ukraine dam destroyed

A torrent of water burst through a massive dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine on Tuesday, flooding a swathe of the war zone, forcing villagers to flee and prompting finger-pointing from both sides.

Reuters

Ukraine steps up attacks across frontline – suggesting its counteroffensive is kicking into gear

Kyiv plays coy about start of push to retake its territory from Russia, but denies Moscow’s claims to have repelled assaults

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s troops attack along front in apparent precursor to counteroffensive

Russian forces driven back in at least two areas as Zelenskiy hails advances by his country’s ‘warriors’

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Kyiv dismisses Russian reports of Ukrainian counteroffensive

Russian reports that Ukraine has begun a counteroffensive are meant to distract attention from losses Russian forces are taking around the eastern city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said on Monday.

Reuters

Putin ‘private army’ chief accuses Russian troops of ‘running away’ as Ukraine army retakes land near Bakhmut

Western officials estimate Wagner Group and Russia’s regular army was hit with 60,000 casualties in battle for Bakhmut

Evening Standard

Ukraine piles on pressure after Russia declares victory in Bakhmut

Defenders of Ukraine's city of Bakhmut are keeping up the pressure even though Russian forces declared victory there after the longest, deadliest battle of the war so far

The Independent UK

Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut

Defenders of Ukraine's city of Bakhmut are keeping up the pressure even though Russian forces declared victory there after the longest, deadliest battle of the war so far

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 466 of the invasion

Blast near Dnipro leaves 20 injured; Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready to launch counteroffensive; Prigozhin says Kremlin factions are destroying Russia

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Kremlin infighting ‘destroying Russian state’, says Wagner head

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin criticises factionalism within Russian hierarchy

The Guardian - AU

Prigozhin says Kremlin factions are destroying the Russian state

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that Kremlin factions were destroying the state by trying to sow discord between him and Chechen fighters.

Reuters

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Reuters

Russian forces tried to blow up my men, says mercenary boss Prigozhin

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of trying to blow up his men.

Reuters

Russian mercenary boss slams army 'clowns' as he marks birthday at training camp

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine if his men got a separate section of the front without having to depend on "clowns" who ran swathes of the Russian armed forces.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 463

As the war enters its 463rd day, here’s a look at the main developments.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: two wounded after Belgorod strike, says governor; investigation into ‘locked’ shelter in Kyiv – as it happened

Governor of Russian border town says drone fell on road way; claims that three people killed in capital sought safety in locked shelter

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Al Jazeera

Bakhmut falls silent as Russia and Ukraine trade air raids

Silence proves worse than the noise of battle for Russian morale as Ukraine appears to attack Russia.

Reuters

Iraqi killed fighting for Russia's Wagner in Ukraine, says group founder

An Iraqi citizen fighting with Russia's Wagner mercenary force was killed in Ukraine in early April, the first confirmed case of a Middle East native dying in the conflict, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Prigozhin asks prosecutors to probe 'crime' by top Russian defence officials

Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Wednesday that he had asked prosecutors to investigate whether senior Russian defence officials had committed any "crime" before or during the war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss blasts Russia’s elite following Moscow drone attack

Russian mercenary force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin issued expletive-laden statement criticising failure to protect Moscow.

Reuters

Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals

Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack on the capital since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit from the air for the third time in 24 hours.

ABC News

Meet Ukraine's Witch, the lawyer who became a mortar commander fighting Russians in Bakhmut

In Ukraine, they call her Witch, but the origins of Olha Bihar's call sign remain almost as secretive as the start date of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 460 of the invasion

At least one person hospitalised after daytime missile attack on Kyiv; Ukraine claims to have shot down 37 missiles and 29 drones overnight

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