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Prigozhin claimed Wagner possesses large stocks of weapons captured from Ukrainian forces during the seizure of Soledar in January 2023.

Soledar, Donetsk Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Ukrainska Pravda

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Prigozhin claimed Wagner has captured weapons from Soledar sufficient for a million-strong army

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The unnamed man provided geolocations of Ukrainian positions to Russian agents, who then used the intelligence to plan operations involving aerial bombs, artillery, and assault attacks

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The Ukrainian man, a resident of Kostyantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, was detained in May 2023 as he was actively conducting reconnaissance near a military facility

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

He was originally recruited by a staff member of Russia's intelligence service and promised payment

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

He regularly communicated with Russian agents using an anonymous account through a messenger app and deleted text conversations to avoid detection

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

According to Yurii Hut, the biggest failure of his restaurant career happened a month before the Iskander missile strike. The French ambassador, accompanied by local officials, had lunch at Ria Pizza.

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:41:33.772Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-19