War in Ukraine. Wagner boss plans to take Bakhmut “in March or April”.

Statements by the head of Wagner, new night strikes in Ukraine, the first visit of a high-ranking Israeli official… Le Figaro provides an update on the latest information related to the Ukrainian war.

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Wagner boss plans to take Bakhmut “in March or April”.

Wagner, the head of the Russian paramilitary group, estimated that Bakhmut, the epicenter of the fighting in eastern Ukraine, will not be conquered by Moscow before.March or April“. “I think it’s March or April. Cut off all supply lines to take the fortuneYevgeny Prigogine said in videos posted on the night of Wednesday, February 15 to Thursday, February 16 on the WarGonzo Telegram channel.

“I think we would have taken Bakhmut if it had not been for this monstrous military bureaucracy and if we had not been interrupted every day;Yevgeny Prigozhin condemned in another video of his press service Telegram channel.

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According to him, the fact that Wagner can no longer recruit prisoners for amnesty to go to the front is “bleedingfor his organization. “At some point, the number of units and therefore the amount of tasks we want to perform will decreasetoo, he added.

The private paramilitary organization “Wagner” has been leading the attack against Bakhmut since the summer, at the cost of very heavy losses. It recruited large numbers of prisoners to go and fight in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigogine, who no longer hides that he is at odds with the Russian military hierarchy, announced on February 9 that the replenishment had been stopped. Previously reticent, he has long been an invisible ally of the Kremlin, for which he has done some of its key work.

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Belarus will join the Russian attack “only” if attacked

Belarus will fight Russian forces in Ukraine only if the country is attacked, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said during a rare meeting with foreign media in Minsk on Thursday.

“I am ready to fight with the Russians from the territory of Belarus only in one case. even if a soldier from there (Ukraine, ed.) comes to our territory with weapons to kill our people.“, he said. “This applies not only to Ukraine, but also to all other neighbors“, he continued. “If they attack Belarus, the response will be the most brutal. The most cruel! And then the war will have a completely different coursehe began.

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NATO must prepare for a prolonged confrontation with Russia

Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview to AFP.We have to prepare for the long term, it could be many, many years“. President Vladimir Putin does not show will for peace, he said.

After a year of fighting that has left tens of thousands dead on both sides, NATO fears a new Russian attack. The 30 member countries of the alliance are more determined than ever to ensure that Ukraine wins in the end, he assured.

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Ukraine became the target of new missile strikes

Ukraine announced Thursday, February 16, that it had launched new rocket and drone strikes overnight, bombings that killed at least one civilian and destroyed scores of homes. According to the data of the Air Force, 16 of the 32 missiles launched by Russia at night were hit by planes and ships in the Black Sea.

“Unfortunately, there were strikes in the north and west, as well as in Dnepropetrovsk and Kirovograd regions.Andrey Yermak, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said in “Telegram”. The governor of Dnepropetrovsk region, Sergey Lisak, announced the operation of fire engines in a district where individual houses were destroyed and damaged. At least one person was killed, a 79-year-old woman.

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Maxim Kozytsky, governor of the Lviv region (west), told him that the strike was carried out “critical infrastructurewithout causing casualties. The fire was controlled. Moscow is also suspected of preparing another major offensive in late winter or late spring, after months of military setbacks and a year after launching its invasion of Ukraine.

Israel “has annexed the sovereignty of Ukraine”.

Israel”remains committed to sovereignty and territorial integrityThe head of Ukraine’s diplomacy, Eli Cohen, on the occasion of the first visit of the minister of the Jewish state to Ukraine after the Russian invasion a year ago.

“Israel strongly opposes the killing of innocent citizens– stated Eli Cohen during a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, after visiting the martyr town of Bucha near Kyiv and earlier the Babi Yar memorial.

Source: Le Figaro

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