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The recruited prisoners were reportedly sent to fight in ukraine. hence the group has become a target, and while the bbc was unable to independently verify wagner's presence at the hotel, stills shared on telegram show extensive damage to the building. in separate strikes, ukraine destroyed military compounds in the southern city of melitopol — also thought to station wagner soldiers. meanwhile, ukraine suffered further power outages caused by russian attacks on the country's critical infrastructure. i'm joined now by patrick bury, former infantry captain in the british army and nato analyst...

Hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. more now on ukraine, where 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in the middle of the night on the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. the latest strikes came hours after the bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badly damaged by an explosion. patrick bury is a defence expert from the university of bath, and a former army officer, and nato analyst. he's been telling us about the significance of the hit on the bridge linking russia to crimea. i think actually it is very significant. ru...

As the war in ukraine grinds on, the uk is continuing for more on this let's speak now to patrick bury. the significance of the bridge. we have heard a lot about it from the russian angle. it has fared in quite nicely for their propaganda aims. how do you see at?— nicely for their propaganda aims. how do you see at? good afternoon, lukwesa. how do you see at? good afternoon, lukwesa- i — how do you see at? good afternoon, lukwesa. i think— how do you see at? good afternoon, lukwesa. i think actually _ how do you see at? good afternoon, lukwesa. i think actually it _ how do you see at? go...

The move has been condemned by Ukraine and Western countries and represents major escalation in seven-month war.

The Kremlin has rejected the prospect of peace talks, despite losing territory it held in Ukraine over the past week.