Intense fighting between Russians and Ukrainians on Monday for control of the center of Bakhmout, a city in eastern Ukraine where the longest and bloodiest battle since the start of the Russian invasion is taking place.
General Syrsky assured that the Ukrainian soldiers “inflicted significant losses on the enemy” in these clashes. Mr. Prigojine acknowledged that Wagner, who has already succeeded in cutting off several important supply routes for the Ukrainian soldiers deployed there, was encountering fierce resistance.
The Russian army continues its attacks in parallel in other regions.
On the diplomatic front, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in the Kremlin on Monday, while new Czech President Petr Pavel and Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová reaffirmed their support for Ukraine at a conference in joint press in Bratislava.
On the same day, Russia offered to extend the agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, which expires on March 18, for only 60 days, an offer criticized by Kiev which sees it as a questioning of the initial agreement.
For its part, the International Criminal Court (ICC) wants to prosecute Russians for war crimes in Ukraine, wrote the New York Times on Monday, citing two first cases: that of children transferred to Russia and that of deliberate strikes on civilian infrastructure. .