He says the reason is that they lack ammunition and places the blame on the Russian Ministry of Defence.
It appears on Telegram. He has posted a video where he stands in front of many dead Wagner soldiers, he says himself. The video is not verified.
– These bodies lying here are soldiers from the Wagner group who were killed just today, May 4, says Yevgeny Prigozhin.
While the camera sweeps over what are dozens of dead soldiers, lying on the ground.
– You see that the blood is fresh, says Prigozhin, and asks the cameraman to take pictures of all those who have been killed.
– I declare on behalf of the soldiers in Wagner that on May 10 we are obliged to withdraw from our positions in Bakhmut and hand them over to units of the Russian defense, says Prigozhin.
He adds that what remains of his soldiers must be withdrawn to lick their wounds.
With strong use of Russian profanity, he accuses the chief of the Russian General Staff Valeriy Gerasimov and the Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu of being responsible for the death of so many soldiers from Wagner.
Wagner has had colossal losses, says the leader.
The Russian paramilitary group has been the main force in the fighting in Ukraine.
They have been resting since last summer. It has been the symbol of the fierce fighting between Ukraine and Russia.
The Wagner group has been responsible for a large part of the Russian forces that have been fighting for Bakhmut for several months.
Prigozhin claims regular Russian forces are to take over the positions around Bakhmut. The Wagner group has been important to Russia, so it may become more difficult for the Russians to continue fighting in Ukraine.
The news comes at the same time that Ukraine has around 35,000 soldiers who can be deployed in the major offensive against the Russian occupation army, writes the British newspaper Financial Times.
The country has been preparing for the big spring offensive for a long time
2023-05-05 08:14:23
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