Russian Troops Flee Bakhmut as Wagner Group Leader Issues Ultimatum.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, accused Russian troops of fleeing the battlefield in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US and UK pledged continued support for Ukraine regardless of the outcome of Kyiv’s anticipated counteroffensive. In a separate development, US officials have disabled a major Russian cyberespionage operation that had been used to steal sensitive material from the US and its allies for about 20 years.