Diksia.com - Wagner Group mercenaries led by Yevgeny Prigozhin are preparing to move to Belarus.
This came as part of a deal defusing their rebellion against Russia’s military leadership, a senior commander of the group said.
Since the June Uprising, when Wagner’s warriors briefly captured the southern Russian city and marched toward Moscow, the whereabouts of Prigozhin and his mercenaries have remained unclear.
For details, see summary of update on the 501st day of the Russia-Ukraine war, cited by The Guardian.
Biden attends NATO summit in Lithuania
The President of the United States (US) Joe Biden traveled to Europe on Sunday (07/09/2023).
There, Biden will attend the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
America’s number one is set to attend a meeting with world leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine and revise plans to deal with Russian aggression.
Biden will then travel to Helsinki on Thursday (07/13/2023) where he will celebrate the expansion of NATO with Finland as the newest member.
The British Prime Minister categorically rejects the use of cluster munitions
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the UK is a signatory to the Convention against Cluster Munitions.
Sunak’s call came after the US agreed to ship the controversial weapons to Ukraine.
“We will continue to do our part to help Ukraine against Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, but we are doing so by providing heavy battle tanks and, more recently, long-range weapons,” Sunak said.
Attack on Lyman Ukraine
Eight people were killed and 13 others injured in Lyman in eastern Ukraine on Saturday (07.08.2023) after the city was hit by Russian missiles, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said.
“So far we know that about eight people have died… The number of injured has risen to 13,” the ministry said on social media.
The strike action took place around 10:00 a.m. local time at two intersections heavily frequented by pedestrians.
A residential building, a printing pavilion and three cars were burned down in the attack, the ministry said.
Wagner is ready to move to Belarus
Mercenaries from Wagner’s group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, prepare to move to Belarus.
This came as part of a deal defusing their rebellion against Russia’s military leadership, a senior commander of the group said.
Since the June Uprising, when Wagner’s warriors briefly captured the southern Russian city and marched toward Moscow, the whereabouts of Prigozhin and his mercenaries have remained unclear.
Poland is transporting 200 units of combat equipment
On Saturday (07/08/2023) Poland began moving more than 1,000 soldiers and almost 200 units of equipment to the east of the country.
The fate of war-torn Ukraine’s NATO membership
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has secured Turkey’s crucial support for Ukraine’s admission into the NATO military alliance.
“There is no doubt that Ukraine deserves to become a member of NATO,” Erdogan said at a meeting with Zelenskyy in Istanbul.
Zelenskyj visits Snake Island
The President of Ukraine visited Snake Island.
As is well known, the island became an important location at the beginning of the war.
In an undated clip released on Saturday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy can be seen arriving in a boat and laying flowers to honor those who defended the island.
The situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant
The head of the UN nuclear regulatory agency has completed inspections of several areas of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant.
Earlier, Ukraine claimed that an “external object similar to an explosive device” was placed on the roof of the compound.
UN officials said they saw “no evidence of explosives or mines” when visiting the cooling pools and other areas, but did not visit the roof of the facility.
