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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

A daring cross-border raid in Belgorod; Russia and China deepen their economic ties

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2023

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups

Russia has offered military support to Somalia’s army in the war against terrorism

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Ukraine-Russia war news – latest: Putin’s troops strike hospital in deadly Dnipro missile attack

Fire engulfs a psychological clinic following Russian missile strike

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Russia's mercenaries send back bodies of U.S. and Turkish citizens from Ukraine

Russia's most powerful mercenary on Thursday said he was sending back the bodies of a U.S. citizen who was killed in fighting in the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and that of a Turkish citizen who was found dead in a blown up building.

Reuters · May 25, 2023

Wagner chief says his mercenaries are exiting Bakhmut to hand over to Russian army

Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces have begun pulling out of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut to hand responsibility to the Russian army.

Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023

Russia moving nuclear warheads to Belarus, says dictator Lukashenko

Countries signed pact that provides for Moscow to deploy weapons in Belarus

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Mercenaries hand Bakhmut over to Russian military

MOSCOW: The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops had started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.

Bangkok Post · May 25, 2023

Ukraine says Russian soldiers replace Wagner units in Bakhmut outskirts

Russia has replaced Wagner private military units with regular troops in the outskirts of Bakhmut but the group's fighters remain inside the devastated city, Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 25, 2023

Head of Russian private army Wagner says his forces are handing control of Bakhmut to Moscow

The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claims his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine and handing over control to the Russian military

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Russia's Wagner starts withdrawing units from Bakhmut - Prigozhin

Russia's Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video published on Thursday.

Reuters · May 25, 2023