Wagner’s mercenary group allegedly had a secret headquarters in the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, which Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s army struck on Monday, the BBC reports. Thanks to a photo published by a journalist who feeds the Russian propaganda machine, Ukrainian troops managed to target the hideout of Putin’s private army, Luhansk Governor Serhii Gaidai claims.

According to the BBC, a photo posted by a pro-Kremlin journalist on the Telegram messaging app may have been the tip Ukrainian forces needed to locate a military base and attack it on Monday.

The Lughnen governor claims her secret location was revealed after pro-Kremlin correspondent Serhiy Sreda posted a photo of the base along with the address on Telegram.

The image, which has since been deleted, shows five people in military uniform, and Popasnaya Street (Luhansk) can be seen in the upper left corner.

The BBC could not confirm whether the strike, which was reported by both the Ukrainian governor of Luhansk and pro-Kremlin military reporters, was initiated by cadres.

Serhiy Gaidai said that “the number of dead is being determined”, and the extent of the destruction at the headquarters of the “Wagner” PMC is still unknown.

Ukraine bombed the “Wagner” PVC base.

Ukraine announced on Monday that it had struck the base of the Wagner paramilitary group, whose members Kyiv accuses of fighting on the side of Russian forces, and that it had destroyed a bridge near the occupied town of Melitopol in the Zaporizhia region, AFP reported. , taken by Agerpres.

According to the governor of the Luhansk region, Serhii Gaidai, the Wagner base in the city of Propasna was “destroyed with a high-precision strike.” The shooting happened on Sunday, Gaidai reported on Telegram.

Wagner’s group, which has been kept secret for years, is linked to Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who himself is considered close to President Vladimir Putin. In recent years, the presence of its fighters has been confirmed in Syria and African countries, including Libya and Mali.

In recent weeks, Ukraine has shelled several bridges, particularly in the occupied Kherson region, where Ukrainian forces launched a counteroffensive to retake dozens of villages controlled by Russian forces.