The youngest of the five people who died was 21 years old and the oldest was 95, according to Maksym Kozytskyi, the governor of Lviv province.

If true, it could suggest the threat posed by Yevgeny Prigozhin has not been fully defused and the Kremlin is treading carefully.

Troops were given a morale boost last week by an armed rebellion that posed the most significant threat to President Vladimir Putin’s power in more than two decades.

It was the latest bombardment of a Ukrainian city, a tactic Russia has used heavily in the 16-month-old war.

The Russian president tried on Tuesday to present his military and his country as united. But questions swirled about his decision to leave Wagner mercenaries unpunished.

The march on the capital by Wagner troops led by Yevgeny Prigozhin and the late-night deal that eventually halted it severely dented Putin’s reputation as a leader who is willing to ruthlessly punish anyone who challenges his authority.

Some see Putin’s failure to squelch the infighting as a sign of potential shifts in Russia’s political scene that set the stage for more internal battles.

Ukrainian officials say at least 6 people are dead after Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the southern city of Odesa and shelled homes in the eastern Donetsk region.