Things to remember from Friday, August 25

Kremlin disclaims all responsibility for Evguéni Prigojine’s death. On Friday, August 25, the Russian president denied ordering the assassination of the leader of the Wagner group. Vladimir Putin ordered the paramilitary forces to take an oath “Faith” For Russia, a Ukrainian minister passes judgment on militants “broken”. Here’s what to remember from this day on the war front in Ukraine.

The black boxes of the crashed plane were found

Russian authorities have announced they have recovered the black boxes from the plane carrying Wagner’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. “The bodies of ten people were found at the crash site. Molecular genetic analyzes are underway to establish their identities. (…) A detailed examination of the scene is underway”Adds Russia Investigative Committee on Telegram

Is the Kremlin involved in Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death? A “complete lie,” according to Moscow.

The Kremlin has denied ordering the assassination of the head of the Wagner group. Russian President’s Spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the call “total lie” At the urging of Western leaders, the Kremlin orchestrated the plane crash Evgeny Prigogine, Wednesday. “Currently, there is a lot of speculation about the plane crash and the tragic deaths of the passengers, especially about Evguéni Prigojine, and we in the West know very well in which direction we are speculating”He also said.

Russian auxiliaries must now swear “allegiance” to their country

Moscow did not wait long to redistribute thousands of paramilitary forces, which were forced to take the oath of office as regular military personnel by presidential decree starting Friday. In particular, they must swear “Faith” And “Faith” to Russia, “Strictly follow orders of commanders and superiors” And “Sacred Reverence for the Constitution” Russian.

kyiv assures that the Wagner group is “broken”.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov gave an interview to a German weekly Welt am Sonntag, “I amTo be fair, the Wagner Group is no longer as serious a group as it was a year ago.. For his part, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said he wants the militia’s 10,000 or so mercenaries to remain in his country. Here we return to the future of the Wagner group without its boss.

Russia says it has shot down 42 Ukrainian drones in Crimea

“Nine drones were destroyed as a result of fire impact on the territory of the Republic of Crimea. Thirty-three drones were neutralized by electronic warfare and crashed without reaching (their) target.”, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a telegram. Moscow did not provide any information on any damage or casualties following the destruction of the devices. He described a massive offensive on the annexed peninsula, where Kyiv said it carried out a rare commando operation on Thursday.

Early in the morning, the Russian military said it had intercepted two drones, one in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, and the other in Kaluga, southwest of Moscow.

A Ukrainian missile was shot down southwest of Moscow

Russian Air Defense says the downed ship was targeted “Public Goals” In the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow. An offensive attempt against kyiv “Civilian targets overrun on the territory of the Russian Federation”informed the ministry in a telegram. “No one was injured and there was no damage to infrastructure.”Regional Governor Vladislav Sapsa said.