Yevgeny Prigozhin
Lukashenko is Trying to Create a Private Army to Send to Ukraine
The Belarusian security company GuardService(Gardservis), the only one allowed to own firearms by order of Alexander Lukashenko, has increased its staff several times and is preparing to participate in military operations.
Day 322 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia claims Soledar is Now under their Control
Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:
Soledar in eastern Ukraine is now under Russian control
Russia's Wagner claims to control Ukraine's Soledar
The head of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said early Wednesday his fighters had taken control of Ukraine's city of Soledar after intense fighting this week, but said some "urban battles" continued.
Prigozhin announced that "Wagner" alone captured Soledar during the Russian Ceasefire
The private military company "Wagner" alone attacked the Ukrainian city of Soledar and is "close" to capturing it. These words of the head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin were distributed by his company "Concord" in response to a question to him from Russian media.