Belarusian President Confirms Wagner Chief Prigozhin's Return to Russia

Belarusian President Lukashenko stated that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the recent armed rebellion in Russia, is in St. Petersburg or Moscow, contradicting his earlier claims that Prigozhin was in Belarus. Lukashenko's latest claim could not be verified, and Prigozhin has not been seen in public since the rebellion. Lukashenko also mentioned that Wagner troops were not in Belarus and remained in their "permanent camps," but this claim could not be verified either. Meanwhile, in western Ukraine, Russian missiles killed at least four people and destroyed dozens of homes in Lviv, marking the deadliest attack on the city since the war began. Ukrainian President Zelensky warned that the counteroffensive would proceed slowly without the promised weapons and ammunition from Western allies.