Zelenskyy Marks 500th Day of Russian Invasion with Speech on Snake Island The attacks came as Ukraine marked the 500th day of the Russian invasion.

It said at least 10 towns and villages were struck by the shelling, which started fires that burned a house, printing shop and three cars in the area. Russian forces tried to advance in the Lyman sector but were repelled, the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported. The state media also, according to the report, created stories praising Russian President Vladimir Putin’s triumph in putting down the mutiny without any bloodshed and “sought to unite the country behind the president,” who since the insurrection “has undertaken unusually prominent public engagements, almost certainly aiming to project strength.”Īt least eight civilians were killed and 13 wounded by Russian artillery Saturday in the Ukrainian city of Lyman, a key railway junction in the eastern Donetsk region. West Says Failed Wagner Mutiny Reveals Putin's WeaknessĪfter the insurrection died down, the British ministry said, Russian state outlets created stories to counter other reports that Russian security forces played a “passive” role in dealing with the Wagner mercenaries. Poland began moving over 1,000 troops to the east of the country Saturday, the defense minister said, amid rising concern in the NATO-member that Wagner Group mercenaries were moving to Belarus and that their presence could lead to increased tensions on its border.The exact whereabouts of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries is unclear. Wagner mercenary fighters are preparing to move to Belarus under the agreement that averted their mutiny against Russia's military leadership, a senior commander of the group was quoted as saying.“Without a doubt, Ukraine deserves to be in NATO,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Istanbul. Turkey favors Ukraine’s entrance into NATO.The IAEA’s on-site experts say they have not yet found any explosives during their inspections of the nuclear plant but note they have not been granted access to inspect the rooftops. Ukraine’s military intelligence reported Saturday that Russia continues to deliver mines and explosives around the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

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