The commander of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, revealed, on Saturday, the remaining “small” area of land, to fully control the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
The commander of the Russian “Wagner” indicated that the remaining area is only 2.5 km, for full control of Bakhmut.
Prigozhin said, according to what was reported by the Russian RIA Novosti agency: “It remains to completely liberate the city, storming only 2.5 kilometers of territory.”
Prigozhin also indicated that the Ukrainian forces lose between 400 and 600 soldiers daily in the city of Bakhmut.
The head of the “Wagner” group pointed out that the Ukrainian forces “bring daily from 400 to 600 people to the region, which is approximately the same number of deaths that the Ukrainian forces lose there daily.”
The Battle of Bakhmut, which Russia saw as a stepping stone to other cities, was still beyond its control in a region Donbass Industrial, is the fiercest battle in the conflict, in which both sides lost thousands of lives in a fierce war over a period of months.
A senior Ukrainian official said Friday that Russia Wagner fighters moved from the front line to Bakhmut to capture the city by “Victory Day” on the 9th of May.
“We now see them withdrawing (the fighters) from the entire offensive line in which Wagner’s forces are located, and withdrawing (the fighters) towards Bakhmut,” Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hana Malyar said on Ukrainian television.
Wagner’s withdrawal
On Friday, the forces of the Russian military “Wagner” group announced plans to withdraw from the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, but Kiev said that the group’s fighters were strengthening their positions to try to seize the city before Russia celebrates Victory Day this week.
Prigozhin said his men were short of ammunition and that he expected the army to replace its forces at Bakhmut next Wednesday, jeopardizing the goal that Russia has long attached great importance to in trying to divide its neighbour.
“My men will not suffer useless and unjustified losses without ammunition,” Prigozhin said in a video accompanied by a written withdrawal declaration, addressing the chief of the Russian General Staff, the Defense Ministry and President Vladimir Putin as the supreme commander.
The declaration stated that “bureaucrats” had obstructed supplies despite knowing that Wagner’s target timing for capturing the city was May 9, when Moscow celebrates Victory Day in World War II.
Prigozhin added in the clip, “If you, because of your petty jealousy, do not want to give the Russian people the victory of seizing Bakhmut, then that is your problem.”
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2023-05-06 09:00:09
