Russian Missile Kills Three, Wagner Seizes East Ukraine Village, Pentagon Doubts Crimea Recapture

At least three people were killed and eight wounded late Wednesday after Russian forces shelled Kramatorsk, officials said. Emergency services are working at the site and reports say more people could be trapped under the rubble. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the Russian strike that hit a residential building. Ukrainian Military Intelligence claims that Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to seize the whole of Donbas by March. Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleski Reznikov says Russia is preparing a major offensive that could begin as soon as Feb. 24. Reznikov said Ukraine’s commanders would seek to “stabilise the front and prepare for a counter-offensive“. Former UK PM Boris Johnson claims that it will be “game over” for Putin if Ukraine takes over the “land bridge” occupied by the Kremlin’s forces. Meanwhile, UK’s Royal Air Force chief suggested that the UK may change its stand on not sending fighter jets to Ukraine. Pentagon officials reportedly told US lawmakers that U