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. a former infantry captain in there and now a senior lecturer in security told us more about the significance of this latest attack. we ve seen an escalation in the last 2a hours in comparison to the fall of kherson and a little bit of fighting there after. so what we ve seen is ukraine trying to attack the wagner group. we re waiting to see if these are verifiable. it does seem from numerous accounts on social media that it has occurred and, of course, they re trying to hit where it hurts the wagner group by concentrating on their command and control. the wagner group are interesting, because
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. with me now is azadeh moshiri to talk more about this. i think it is worth, first of all, you reminding us who the wagner group are and what they are doing in ukraine. timer;r wagner group are and what they are doing in ukraine. are doing in ukraine. they are state-sponsored are doing in ukraine. they are state-sponsored mercenaries| are doing in ukraine. they are - state-sponsored mercenaries and state sponsored mercenaries and they tend to act in the kremlin s interest and do their bidding. that is naturally by they are in ukraine. they have beenin they are in ukraine. they have been in other countries as well, they have been in libya, syria and in crimea during the 2013 invasion of russia waged. while they are state sponsored
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,
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. translation: the biggest sin is desertion. 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. our 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. that is naturally why they are in ukraine. they have been in other countries before as well, they were in libya, they ve been in syria
translation: the biggest sin is desertion. no one backs down, no one retreats, no one surrendered. 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. in seperate strikes, ukraine destroyted military in separate strikes, ukraine destroted military compounds in the southern city of melitopol also thought to station wagner soldiers. meanwhile, ukraine suffered further power outages caused by russian attacks on the country s critical infrastructure. patrick bury is a former infantry captain in the british army and nato analyst, and now a senior lecturer in security at the university of bath. he told us more about the significance of this latest attack.