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The split added to a sense of disarray among Russia’s military leaders and its various forces fighting in Ukraine, as Kyiv appeared to step up attacks deeper into Russian-controlled territory.
The situation on the flanks is shaping up according to the worst predicted scenario, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has declared signalling fresh misery for Putin s troops near Bakhmut.
Russia’s pro-war bloggers were quick to claim that Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive had begun, but Ukrainian officials downplayed the advances.
In an effort to deflect blame for the deaths of likely hundreds of Russian soldiers in a Ukrainian missile strike, the Kremlin is insisting that Ukraine was able to hit the barracks because the men were using their cell phones in contravention of military policy.