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Russian troops continue their efforts to encircle the

as Ukrainian troops claim to have repelled further attacks in what is now the epicenter of the

that has been more than a year old.

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force

warned that Russia's position around Bakhmut was in jeopardy

, the latest sign of tension between the Kremlin and the private militia chief.

Ukrainian military and analysts also reported that

southern Bakhmut town of Vuhledar

after suffering heavy losses in their attempts to capture it.

For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry has claimed that Russian forces had hit a command center of the Ukrainian Azov regiment in the southeastern region of Zaporizhia.

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Russian anti-aircraft defense shoots down three missiles in the Belgorod region

At least one person was

after

, the governor of the Ukrainian border region said.

Falling debris had also brought down

, but the full extent of the damage was not immediately known, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram messaging app.

"One injury is known, a man with shrapnel wounds in his hand," Gladkov said.

He did not say who he believed fired the missiles, but has in the past accused Ukrainian forces across the nearby border of similar attacks.

Belgorod borders Ukraine's Kharkiv region

and has been the target of repeated attacks since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago.

Ukraine almost never publicly claims responsibility for attacks inside Russia and on Russian-controlled Ukrainian territory.

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Wagner's boss, to the Kremlin on the lack of ammunition: "Is it just ordinary bureaucracy or betrayal?"

The head of the Russian mercenary force Wagner warned that

unless his troops got hold of ammunition, the latest sign of

Ukrainian military and analysts also reported that leaders of the Russian 155th Brigade fighting near the southern Bakhmut town of Vuhledar were resisting

in their attempts to capture it.

For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Russian forces had hit a command center of the Ukrainian Azov regiment in the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia.

The Ministry did not provide further details about the attack.

Reuters was unable to independently verify the accounts of the battlefield.

Wagner's boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said Russian front lines near Bakhmut could collapse if his forces did not receive ammunition promised by Moscow in February.

"For now,

, Prigozhin said, referring to the lack of ammunition, on the Telegram channel of his press service on Sunday.

"If Wagner now withdraws from Bakhmut, the entire front will collapse," Prigozhin said.

"The situation will not be sweet for all military formations that protect Russian interests."

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Hundreds killed in attack on two Russian military bases in Melitopol

Ukrainian military forces destroyed two Russian military bases in the Ukrainian town of Melitopol and caused hundreds of deaths among the occupying soldiers, the city's mayor, Ivan Fedorov, reported tonight.

"Two powerful explosions were heard

We have information that two objects, where the 'Rusists' were stationed, were destroyed," the Melitopol mayor said during the national news telethon, according to the local agency. Ukrinform, collect Efe.

According to preliminary information, hundreds of occupying soldiers "were killed," added the mayor.

The Ukrainian agency recalls that the occupying authorities issued an order to designate Melitopol as the administrative center of the captured Zaporizhia region.

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