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It all began in St Petersburg when state security services mingled with the criminal underworld.

Key developments on Aug. 2: Russian forces launch drone strikes against Kyiv, Odesa oblasts General Staff: Russia attempts counterattacks near Klishchiivka, Staromaiorske Politico: Pentagon expects Ukraine's counteroffensive to continue through fall UK Defense Ministry: Russia likely builds 'major new formations' for deployment in Ukraine Prosecutor: 98,000 Russian war crimes identified in Ukraine. Russian forces launched large-scale drone strikes against Kyiv and Odesa oblasts overnight, local officials reported on Aug. 2.

Russia's Wagner mercenary group is using military warehouses at a disused Belarusian military camp, monitoring group Belarusian Hajun reported on August 1. Belarusian Hajun believes the warehouses began to be used around July 18th and are located in a village called Paplavy, which a 30 minute car journey from the village of Tsel, where Wagner fighters have set up camp.

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The Wagner group ‘mutiny’ grew out of an intra-elite feud in Russia – and it's a growing problem for Vladimir Putin, says University of Melbourne expert.