Volodymyr Zelenskyy has changed the date of Ukraine's Christmas, the latest push to move away from Russian tradition.

Moscow's offer of 50,000 tonnes of free grain for six African countries was dismissed as 'not enough' by the chair of the African Union.Local officials said it was caused by a bomb, and the suspect has been arrested

Barely 30 minutes later, an explosion was reported in Samara, 530 miles east of Moscow.Russia accused Ukraine of a terror attack over an explosion in Taganrog, a Russian city 30 miles from the Ukrainian border - Russia claimed it was debris from a Ukrainian missile it had shot down.Here's a recap of what happened yesterday. Welcome back to our live coverage of events in Ukraine and Russia.Īt least nine people have been hurt after two residential buildings were struck by missiles in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro.Įxplosions also hit two areas of Russia (more details on this below). You can read more about Wagner's role in the CAR below. Wagner's role in the CAR and elsewhere is Africa has been a source of concern for Western governments. Russian mercenaries, including many from Wagner, intervened in the Central African Republic in 2018 on the side of the government to quell a civil war. Wagner has played a key role in the war in Ukraine, and has also had a presence in Africa for years - where it has been repeatedly accused of committing war crimes. He said Wagner was fulfilling all its obligations on the continent and was ready to further develop relations with African countries. The telephone interview was posted on YouTube but its veracity cannot be immediately verified.Ī voice that appeared to be Prigozhin's could be heard under a French translation. Prigozhin's whereabouts since he led a short-lived mutiny against the Russian military has been largely under wraps.įootage emerged of him addressing his troops in Belarus last week, and this week he was pictured at a Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg. 'We aren't reducing, moreover we're ready to increase our various contingents,' Prigozhin told Cameroon-based Afrique Media. In what appears to be Yevgeny Prigozhin's first interview since leading an aborted mutiny, the Wagner chief told an African news outlet his mercenary group is ready to increase its presence in Africa.

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