Wagner

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Day 378 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The owner of Russia's Wagner Group military company claimed Wednesday that his troops have extended their gains in the key Ukrainian stronghold of Bakhmut as fierce fighting continues in the war's longest battle.

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has dismissed the deputy head of the Ukrainian Security Service.

The founder and leader of the Russian mercenary group "Wagner", Yevgeny Prigozhin, addressed the public via social networks, sending a message that they were "squeezed" by Ukrainian troops.

Day 376 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Igor Girkin, also known by the alias Igor Strelkov ("Shooter") is one of the main pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. He was convicted a few months ago for shooting down flight MH17 in 2014.

Day 375 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

"We successfully occupied a hill, an elevation that was strategically important for that area. From that place, you can see the surroundings and all the access roads north of Bakhmut. We can see that those access roads can no longer be passed as the enemy would like," a member of "Wagner" group that performs a series of tasks in that direction told Sputnik.

The United States on Jan. 20 designated Russia's Wagner group as a "transnational criminal organization," piling pressure on the private Russian army fighting in Ukraine.