Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, criticized the outcome of President Vladimir Putin’s war goals and accused defense officials of leaving Russia unprotected after an incursion by attackers who crossed from Ukraine.
(Bloomberg) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, criticized the outcome of President Vladimir Putin’s war goals and accused defense officials of leaving Russia unprotected after an incursion by attackers who crossed from Ukraine.
Following that assault, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region said a “large number” of drone attacks damaged buildings overnight, though most of the craft were intercepted. More than 550 people remain in temporary accommodation in the wake of the incursion earlier this week, Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
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