this is newsday on the bbc. i m mariko 0i in singapore. the main story this hour: a libyan suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over the scottish town of lockerbie in 1988 is confirmed to be in us custody. ukrainian forces have struck a headquarters of russia s notorious wagner group in eastern ukraine based at a hotel, according to officials in the luhansk s region. wagner are state sponsored mercenaries who act in the kremlin s interests, according to western experts. their boss was filmed earlier this year recruiting translation: the biggest sin is desertion. no one backs down. no one retreats. no one surrenders. the recruited prisoners
ukrainian officials say their forces have struck the headquarters of russia s notorious wagner group in eastern ukraine based at a hotel. wagner are state sponsored mercenaries, according to western experts. their boss was filmed earlier this year recruiting people in prisons. no one backs down, no one retreats, no one surrenders. the recruited prisoners were reportedly sent to fight in ukraine. hence the group has become a target, and while the bbc was unable to independently verify wagner s presence at the hotel, stills shared on telegram show extensive damage to the building. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri told me more about the wagner group. according to western experts, they tend to act in the kremlin s interests and do their bidding. now, that is naturally why they are in ukraine. they have been in other countries before as well,
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