{"id":4513,"date":"2023-03-04T16:21:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T16:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:36:25","slug":"ukrainian-military-ramps-up-russian-pressure-to-protect-bakhmut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/be\/diplomatic-world\/ukrainian-military-ramps-up-russian-pressure-to-protect-bakhmut\/2023\/03\/04\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian military ramps up Russian pressure to protect Bakhmut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fallen<\/strong><\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> troops<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> sent<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> ‘homeland’,<\/span> Wagner<\/span> boss<\/span> says<\/span> in<\/span> video<\/span> clip<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>KVIY (AFP)- Yevgeny<\/span> Prigozhin,<\/span> the<\/span> founder<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> Wagner<\/span> Group<\/span> mercenary<\/span> unit,<\/span> has<\/span> released<\/span> another<\/span> video<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> believes<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> coffin<\/span> containing<\/span> the<\/span> bodies<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> who<\/span> were<\/span> being<\/span> deported<\/span> to<\/span> occupied<\/span> Kiev.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Dressed<\/span> in<\/span> full<\/span> military<\/span> gear,<\/span> Prigogine<\/span> says<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> video:<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> will<\/span> send<\/span> another<\/span> batch<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> fighters<\/span> home.<\/span> They<\/span> fought<\/span> bravely<\/span> and<\/span> died,<\/span> so<\/span> the<\/span> newest<\/span> trucks<\/span> will<\/span> bring<\/span> them<\/span> home.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> latest<\/span> video<\/span> was<\/span> released<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> after<\/span> Prigozhin<\/span> posted<\/span> a<\/span> clip<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> claiming<\/span> his<\/span> group<\/span> “virtually<\/span> besieged”<\/span> the<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Prigozhin,<\/span> whose<\/span> Wagner<\/span> group<\/span> led<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> month-long<\/span> offensive<\/span> against<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> has<\/span> repeatedly<\/span> praised<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> worthy<\/span> and<\/span> capable<\/span> enemy.<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> come<\/span> under<\/span> increasing<\/span> pressure<\/span> from<\/span> Russia<\/span> defending<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> UK<\/span> says<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> defending<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> are<\/span> facing<\/span> increasing<\/span> pressure<\/span> from<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces,<\/span> British<\/span> military<\/span> intelligence<\/span> said<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> with<\/span> heavy<\/span> fighting<\/span> raging<\/span> in<\/span> and<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> city.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russian<\/span> artillery<\/span> fired<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> from<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> on<\/span> Friday,<\/span> aiming<\/span> to<\/span> complete<\/span> the<\/span> siege<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> besieged<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> city<\/span> and<\/span> bring<\/span> Moscow<\/span> closer<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> major<\/span> victory<\/span> in<\/span> six<\/span> months<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> bloodiest<\/span> battle<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> war.<\/span> bombarded<\/span> the<\/span> route<\/span> of<\/span> Reuters<\/span> has<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> carrying<\/span> out<\/span> heavy<\/span> artillery<\/span> fire<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> route<\/span> west<\/span> from<\/span> Bakhmut,<\/span> apparently<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> from<\/span> entering<\/span> or<\/span> leaving<\/span> the<\/span> city.<\/span> A<\/span> bridge<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> neighboring<\/span> town<\/span> of<\/span> Kromov\u00e9<\/span> was<\/span> damaged<\/span> by<\/span> Russian<\/span> tank<\/span> fire.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Evgeny<\/span> Prigozhin,<\/span> the<\/span> founder<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> Wagner<\/span> Mercenary<\/span> Corps,<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> video<\/span> that<\/span> Bakhmut<\/span> was<\/span> “virtually<\/span> surrounded”<\/span> by<\/span> his<\/span> forces,<\/span> leaving<\/span> Kiev’s<\/span> forces<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> way<\/span> out.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia’s<\/span> defence<\/span> minister<\/span> Shoigu<\/span> pays<\/span> rare<\/span> visit<\/span> inspecting<\/span> troops<\/span> on<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> front<\/span> line<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russian<\/span> defence<\/span> minister<\/span> Sergei<\/span> Shoigu<\/span> has<\/span> paid<\/span> a<\/span> rare<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> forces,<\/span> carrying<\/span> out<\/span> an<\/span> inspection<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> line<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> as<\/span> fighting<\/span> rages<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> eastern<\/span> city<\/span> of<\/span> Bakhmut.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> published<\/span> on<\/span> Telegram,<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> “the<\/span> Minister<\/span> of<\/span> Defence<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Federation,<\/span> General<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Army<\/span> Sergei<\/span> Shoigu,<\/span> inspected<\/span> the<\/span> forward<\/span> command<\/span> post<\/span> of<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> formations<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Eastern<\/span> Military<\/span> District<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> South<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> direction”,<\/span> without<\/span> specifying<\/span> the<\/span> exact<\/span> place<\/span> or<\/span> time.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> video<\/span> published<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> ministry,<\/span> Shoigu<\/span> is<\/span> seen<\/span> awarding<\/span> medals<\/span> to<\/span> Russian<\/span> military<\/span> personnel<\/span> and<\/span> touring<\/span> a<\/span> ruined<\/span> town<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Eastern<\/span> Military<\/span> District’s<\/span> commander,<\/span> Colonel-General<\/span> Rustam<\/span> Muradov.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia’s<\/span> top<\/span> military<\/span> chiefs<\/span> have<\/span> visited<\/span> the<\/span> front<\/span> line<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> only<\/span> sparingly<\/span> since<\/span> Russia<\/span> invaded<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> in<\/span> what<\/span> it<\/span> calls<\/span> a<\/span> “special<\/span> military<\/span> operation”<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> ago.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> attorney<\/span> general<\/span> in<\/span> surprise<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> vows<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> ‘Russian<\/span> war<\/span> criminals<\/span> accountable’<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>US<\/span> Attorney<\/span> General<\/span> Merrick<\/span> Garland<\/span> made<\/span> a<\/span> surprise<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> and<\/span> vowed<\/span> to<\/span> hold<\/span> “Russian<\/span> war<\/span> criminals<\/span> accountable”<\/span> for<\/span> their<\/span> actions.<\/span> The<\/span> visit<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> announced<\/span> in<\/span> time<\/span> for<\/span> security<\/span> reasons.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Garland<\/span> said<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> conference<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> supports<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> war<\/span> crimes<\/span> investigators<\/span> as<\/span> they<\/span> collect<\/span> and<\/span> catalog<\/span> evidence<\/span> from<\/span> bomb<\/span> sites<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> hospitals,<\/span> homes<\/span> and<\/span> schools,<\/span> exhume<\/span> mass<\/span> graves<\/span> and<\/span> investigate<\/span> human<\/span> remains.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> was.<\/span> No<\/span> more,”<\/span> said<\/span> a<\/span> transcript<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> statement<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Justice<\/span> Department.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Since<\/span> the<\/span> aggression<\/span> began<\/span> a<\/span> year<\/span> ago,<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> committed<\/span> its<\/span> greatest<\/span> atrocities<\/span> since<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II.<\/span> signed<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> to<\/span> step<\/span> up<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> bring<\/span> Russian<\/span> war<\/span> criminals<\/span> to<\/span> justice.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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