Russia: Key information of the day

La Russia proclaimed on Thursday that it had thwarted an attack by Ukraine in the Soledar region, near Bakhmout, along a line of defense exceeding 95 kilometers. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian armed forces launched 26 assaults, mobilizing more than 1000 soldiers and about 40 tanks. This amounts to an average of ten soldiers per kilometer, a figure that seems insufficient for a real counter-offensive.

Title: Outstanding Quote of the Day

“The Ministry of Defense units simply fled the flanks. This is the statement by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. He criticized Russian regular troops for abandoning their posts near Bakhmout in Ukraine. According to him, the defenses are collapsing and the Russian general staff minimizes the gravity of the situation. Prigozhin believes that this minimization of the facts by the Ministry of Defense could lead to a major catastrophe for Russia. During the day, kyiv announced that it had advanced two kilometers around Bakhmout.