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> The head of Russia's mercenary outfit Wagner said on Thursday it could take months to capture the embattled Ukraine city of Bakhmut and slammed Moscow's "Monstrous bureaucracy" for slowing military gains.

> Russia has been trying to encircle and capture the battered industrial city ahead of Feb. 24, the first anniversary of what it terms its "Special military operation" in Ukraine.

> "Israel stands firmly in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and remains committed to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," Cohen said during a press conference in Kyiv with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.

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