What is known about the incursion into the Belgorod region of Russia?

Denis Pushlin, the leader of pro-Russian separatists in the Donetsk region, announced that initial demining had begun in Bakhmut after Russian paramilitary Wagner Group forces captured the town on Saturday. In the western suburbs [de Bakhmout]Lines of defense are in place. So the Wagner Group is leaving Artyomovsk [nom soviétique de la ville] Between May 25th and May 1st^any June “said Yevgeny Prigogne, the commander of Wagner’s forces, in an audio recording. On Saturday, he confirmed that he would hand over control of the city to regular Russian forces on May 25. “If there are not enough units of the Ministry of Defense [pour occuper Bakhmout]there are thousands of generals [pour le faire]You must form a regiment of generals, give them all the weapons, and everything will be fine.Mr. Prigogne continued, in a new shovel which he sent to the Russian military high command, which he so persistently criticizes.

Kyiv did not confirm the loss of Bakhmut. The commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Oleksandr Sersky, claimed yesterday that his forces now control only a part. “not important” from the city, but continued to advance on its flanks. He added, “Our forces captured the city in a semi-encirclement, which gives us the possibility of destroying the enemy (…). The enemy must defend himself in the part of the city he controls.Hanna Malyar, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, said: on Telegram. It added that the Ukrainian forces are still defending industrial facilities and infrastructure and have captured part of the heights above them.