and this is a certain mark wagner adapters.o allocate more funds to ukraine in order to continue the quote. these are his words to worry about the russian army. our goals have always been the weakening of the russians and the ukrainians do it for us. interestingly, her last name is mark wagner , here are the quotes he gives out ametovich, how to comment on this. well nothing new here. i did not hear because, in fact, the nato bloc was always considered a likely adversary from the very beginning, when we studied at military schools. uh, it was precisely the countries of the nato bloc that were considered a likely adversary, just like they are, initially the bloc had to be created to confront the soviet union, now russia and they did not hide their goals from the very beginning. that is, as if everything is as usual, it’s another matter that now our former brothers from ukraine have joined this bloody work, who would really be our fraternal people , practically ours, this is our people. well, uh, let's say. after some processing

so right now, this is still all in rhetoric because there is a lot of question marks in terms of what wagner will be able to. she was a russian air boon forces. and it seems like a stand off between the wagner chief, you're getting proportion. who's filming from the western river bank of buck mosca and, and directly challenging general sarah ski. so, to conduct this condra offensive, there has to be a lot of kind of, it has to be organized and the ukranian forces. they don't have superiority in terms of artillery, so it remains to be seen in how far ukraine will be able to exhaust russian forces or whether it will be z as a way around. now that we're close to the city central book that was defense analysts letting them it on a speaking to us a little earlier. well, it's being called the largest demonstration in israel's history. organizers say more than half a 1000000 people rallied across the country, protesting the right when government's proposed radical overhaul of the countries judiciary. the plans would allow israel's parliament to override supreme court rulings and permit the governme

what they say is, wagner soldiers inspector destroyed bridge on the area close to boat, taking control of the city would mark a symbolic victory for the russians who have been trying to capture buck mode. before the last 6 months. the wagner group found a if canny, because in claimed the city is almost completely cut off. it should go up. wagner units really have almost completely surrounded by troll again. well, there is only one road out left. yes, this pincers will have come together. and i know great if previously it had been the professional ukrainian army who fought with us to day we see more and more and elderly people and children they fight them. but their life in back moot is very sure. one though, 2 days by king gora, let them leave the city. it is almost surrounded was wrong. ask alive to ukraine, did others? but his billing i standing a by in cave mighty as is it just a matter of time now before the russians take, but that's what it looks like. pretty much. should there have been conflicting messages these past few days? ukraine has said a few days ago that they would reinforce troops there. we'

marks. can putin afford to let the wagner group totally fail? >> no, he can't.n't want them to fail. i tell you, melissa's report was really phenomenal, the levels of detail and the analysis and the relationships and the interknifing and fighting that ostensibly takes place within putin's hierarchy. it's not frightening. it's to be expected, i guess. it's a imga of thrones kind of environment. putin can't afford to lose the wagner group, and i will tell you, if he were to lose prigozhin someone else would step up and they'd be recruited in and that individual would go about the business of creating a contract force not unlike the wagner group. the money exists and they'll find the recruits and they're going to pay folks. they have the money to buy the kit and the individuals and that doesn't mean they have the training. so i think putin's got himself a legitimate problem here having much freedom into prigozhin's hand. >> you know what's interesting? i spoke to a ukrainian soldier in bakhmut and he told us something he heard about and it still sort of stuns to im

released these images of what they say is, wagner soldiers inspecting destroyed bridge in the area close to block moods. taking control of the city would mark a symbolic victory for the russians who have been trying to capture barbara for the last 6 months. so is it just a matter of time before the russians take back more to put that question to d. w correspondent, mathias billing? i think that's what it looks like. pretty much sure. there have been conflicting messages these past few days. ukraine has said a few days ago that they would reinforce troops there. we've also heard some information about troops leaving. it's very difficult to assess the situation on the ground. we have the fog of war. what is clear also is that ukraine, if it was leaving the city would not announce this beforehand in order not to in order to guarantee a more or less safe retreat, they would pretend to move forward or to, to try to keep her the town and would only announced that they have left after the retreat or shortly before it is done. but it's very hard to say that what, what we can say is that it does not look good for the ukrainians there. the city seems

units of the wagner group as a result of many months of fighting, approximately two-thirds of the territory of bakhmut was occupied, the highest military commander of the united states, general mark milley, said that there are about six thousand experienced fighters fighting in bakhmut and 20-30 thousand or of new recruits of the wagner group, including the recruited prisoners of milli, in a comment, sianen said that the wagnerites are already suffering large , very large losses, in particular, and because the ukrainians organized a very effective defense, how do ukrainian tanks work under bakhmut during the battles for the city, see the report further in bahamian direction, they supported our infantry, destroyed the infantry dugouts, we expect a very strong reinforcement with small equipment, appreciate the equipment, modern modern weapons, and we are jumping with opportunities, more, wider, their opportunities i would like to sit for the abrams because it has better combat characteristics , combat characteristics, driving qualities, so it is interesting that this technique is a t-64 tank in the bv modification, it was still of soviet production, it was made at the kharkiv armor

marks in terms of what bargainer will be able to. she was a russian airborne forces. and it seems like a stand off between the wagner chief, can you precaution, who's filming from the western river? bank of buck, mood caught and directly challenging general sarah sky. so to conduct a counter offensive, there has to be a lot of kind of, it has to be organized and the ukranian forces. they don't have superiority in terms of artillery. so it remains to be seen in how far ukraine will be able to exhaust russian forces or whether it will be the other way around. now that we're close to the city central and now how could a ukrainian counter offensive change? the current situation in buck moved and then elsewhere in ukraine. well, let's assume that the ukrainian can come back to successful counter of hand. so that would be devastating for the russian forces because is they seem to have field with their attacks in other directions in the long 3 region. and for instance, iran will glad are so account or offensive will push them back. and because for russia moot has been a very kind of strategic location, not just symbolic, b

these prisoners of wagner, there are several of them units, there are frank prisoners with syphilis, those with speedositis, those who cannot be evacuated , they walk around, they markm separately with three bandages that he is not subject to evacuation, and well, it is definitely cannon fodder and everything is there -e of the russian army, these cheapskates are fighting it's really more professional, it's much more difficult to fight with them, but all the same, there are moments of imperfection in them, although it's really very difficult to deal with them, and it's hard to understand how it can be if a person positions himself, well, let it even be of the occupation army, but he is the opposition positions as an officer to stand and fight side by side from the ground with a prisoner or with whom she is with someone who is not subject to evacuation, this is a paradox . unfortunately, we, as a unit of the svoboda battalion, observed such pictures as they finish off their own so as not to carry him there no no to save or they are just afraid that it is possible to get infected with something from him, we are terrible things, the war is happening very now , it is te

military barracks to mark the occasion. chavez ruled venezuela from 1999 until his death from cancer in 2013 to ukraine. now, where the head of the russian back to mercenary wagner group has warned that his troops fighting to take the eastern city of buck moot, could be running out of ammunition in a message on the group's telegram channel. the chief, if any provision said that russia's front lines nearby, mood could collapse if his forces did not receive ammunition promised by moscow. last month's ukraine's president below them is the lensky says, his troops are in a, quote, painful and difficult battle to hold on to the route. and it's estimated that a year of war has shrunk, ukraine's economy by half as russian attacks devastate energy infrastructure, disrupt production, and block ports. but work is ongoing despite the attacks, the w's. nick connelly has been to meet people in the neat pro region who are keeping ukraine's metals industry going, despite the asterix. ah, it's a sound that means one thing. time to head for safety on the ground. no matter how many times you've heard, it never stopped being unnerving when will began seeking shelter. also, men stop

marked russia's first significant battle field victory in months. today, the militia leading the russian advance in bakhmut, the wagner group, warned russian authoritiesthout reinforcements. al jazeera called that warning the latest sign of tensions between the kremlin and the militia group. -- heavy toll inside russia. their economy is in recession, a new report from the economist says russia's population is shrinking, with roughly 2 million people already leaving the country over the last three years as a result of war, disease, and -- sustained opposition from the global community led by the united states, which is now seen two of its senior cabinet officials -- in recent -- attorney general merrick garland attended the united for justice conference at the invitation of president zelenskyy on friday. roughly a week after, secretary janet yellen visited ukraine, and two weeks after, president biden visited ukraine. joining us now, michael mcfaul, who served as the u. s. ambassador to russia. he's an international affairs analyst. good to see you again. the second year of this war has been marked by -- what message are the visits sending to vladimir

s general mark milley described the fighting as a slaughter fest for the russians, the head of russia's wagneroup and oligarch who likes to dress up like a soldier and make videos of himself holding a rifle admitted that the fight has battered them. earlier this year, we reported on russian teenager who was labeled a terrorist by russian officials and put on house arrest for criticizing the war on social media. alessia stove is her name. she faced up to 10 years in prison. now she has escaped. she's out of russia and talking to cnn's melissa bell. she's now a wanted fugitive escaping the law. but unless year krivtsov a was a teenager, like any other. unless you're krivtsov, um, is now on moscow's most wanted list. but enjoying the streets and the freedoms of the european union. for the safety of those who helped her to get here. we've agreed not to give too much away about how she escaped . no one expected that the case would grow so much that the residents would be huge solvers . social media was typical of her age. but some of her social posts criticizing the war in ukraine were brought to t

mark , zelensky arrived to them, remember that the last visit, uh, to bakhmut by photographing against the backdrop of the vostok plant, and ended with the fact that then, against its background, wagnersed for a long time. in general, in the same perspective. all we are seen, therefore today's arrival, in general, does not cause much enthusiasm in anyone, because everyone understands that from one photo to another. well, at least a few kilometers and half of the territory and , accordingly, in this case, of course, moral, and such an accent, as it were, would be a very lubricated second nuance. he is more like that. uh, well, unfortunately sometimes it's bad to be a killer whale. in november. we here in this studio talked about the fact that information had passed from kiev and voiced that the ukrainian military-industrial complex, with the help of the americans, was splashing into other countries. and then even many reacted critically to this, because well, somehow what side will it be. give your business. today, information has passed, the official one in the ederade has been circulated that the first batch of 152 mm shells for carnations, produced at a bulgarian factory, uh, by the

mark international students in moscow. and welcome to the hour's top stories coming to you across the globe. i'm pure allies about we begin with the latest from the ukraine conflict. russia's wagner group has reportedly taken control over the northern part of the industrial zone of i'm in the city of are almost also known as bach moot. on verified footage circulating on line apparently confirms russian control over the most of mosh blunt work. president, the lensky commanded ukrainian soldiers for defending the city. back in december. the stronghold city has been the focus of intense battles for months. now to africa, where u. s. secretary of state anthony blanket is set to visit at the opiate niger as the by did administration hopes to strengthen its influence on the continent. earlier the president of eritrea accused washington of taking an un constructive approach to the conflict in t grey hindering a peaceful resolution. r t correspondence cromwell had taught law, discusses the context of lincoln's visit to africa. the americans of fame that they looking at this rate in their relationship with, if you o p a in a different way. and that's what they're hoping to establish a re

wagner pvk are taking part, from which you have already mentioned, another 20-30 thousand recruits in debt will be collected , the head of the joint committee said about this chief of staff general markquote him, and now i will do it again, now they, that is, the wagnerites conduct combat operations mainly in bakhmut, there are about 6,000 or so real mercenaries and maybe 20-30 thousand recruits, many of whom came from prisons - six thousand and plus 20-30 thousand we are in touch with mykola dovbnya, deputy of the rushkiv city council, this is the donetsk region, we welcome you , mr. mykola, what is the operational situation in your direction in donetsk region, druzhkivka agglomeration druzhkivka kostyantynivka kramatorsk slovyansk constant shelling please tell me what is happening there in your main branch as in all previous nights druzhkivka was shelled again today at 9:00 p.m. there were two arrivals eh as of the moment there is no information about the dead and even about the wounded which indicates that the enemy is really using missiles that do not have an aiming device and cannot be aimed

mark i can see on a senior advisor with the center for strategic and international studies thinktank in the united states. thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us. we're hearing about wagner taking a so called tactical pause from the i s w. can you tell us what that means in this case, and whether you agree with that assessment? well, it certainly looks at that's the case of regular russian units have moved into the buck, mood area where wagner had been a prominent i think this pause is probably driven by 2 things. first, unders taken tremendous casualties and i think that their capabilities have been run down. the 2nd thing is, this may be the up away for the russian military and political establishment to reduce the prominence of wagner. early on, wagner claimed that it was more effective than the russian military and for goshen seemed to be setting himself up to take a senior position maybe as a minister of defense. i think this is an effort by the russians to reduce its influence in its visibility. indeed, it does seem as though in recent weeks, at the wagner group, fighting with russia has been somewhat sidelined by the kremlin. how important of a role have they play

mark hertling is with us now. he is a cnn military analyst and former commander for u.s. army europe and seven army. good to see you. the head of that mercenary group, wagnerying he want to recruit 30,000 more soldiers by the middle of may. what does that tell you about its endurance, about depletion or its strength? >> well, fred, first i would say the reason he has to recruit 30,000 more is because he has had so many of his former, quote, unquote, soldiers -- i will use that in quotes because they are professional mercenaries. they have very little soldierly training. he has lost the majority of them in several of the battles that have occurred lately, up to 80% casualties as he has thrown human waves, one after another in the area of the donbas against the ukrainian forces. most of those have been prisoners that he has recruited, quote, unquote, from jails throughout russia. so it is going to be very difficult for him to recruit 30,000 more as well as to supply them with arms and equipment and at the same time mr. putin has suggested he is attempting to mobilize anywhere from 300,000 to 500,000 more. so there's this great desire to have more manpower to

and i always wanted a mark. 320 sl a red one with a black roof like there's. yeah and i did robert wagner follow i follow robert on instagram. yeah. he still a very, very handsome man, a full head of hair. i know, i know. it's unbelievable. yeah, a very handsome man. but i used to think i could be robert wagner and cast me as max and either only cast me as max you think. so, yeah . i think you think. so, yeah. i think you're more of a wagner than imax lost lionel scott. and then he's right. we've got a guy, stefan de powers. you know, i met stefanie powers at a funeral one day, and i walked up to say hello to and she said, why, armond, are you ? and i said, armond, how are you? and i said, you know what? i am should of course, i know who you are. i said, you should never say said, but you should never say that to you. oh, she wouldn't know. mean, the number of know. i mean, the number of times that's happened, could times that's happened, we could tell captains each tell the captains each jones story, you know, story, they don't, you know, we haven't so we'll be haven't got time. so we'll