Dr. Vladimir Kozin joins Regis Tremblay  to discuss today's report that Wagner has cut off Artyomovsk/Bakhmut from resupplies, reinforcements, and retreat. The Russian forces have all of the transportation corridors blocked. 70% of the city has been captured with the remaining Ukrainian forces occupying the far western part of the city.

In another top story, a Russia war blogger was assassinated buy an improvised explosive device in a café in St Petersburg yesterday. Russian security services blame it on Kiev.