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Wagner says he will withdraw his forces from Bahmuti next week

2023-05-05 11:15:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Wagner says he will withdraw his forces from Bahmuti next week

The head of Russia's Wagner Group has threatened to withdraw his troops from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut by Wednesday in a dispute over ammunition.

His statement came after he posted a video on social media walking among the bodies of dead fighters, asking defense officials for more supplies.

Russia has been trying to capture the city for months, despite its dubious strategic value.
Yevgeny Prigozhin made the decision directly to the Ministry of Defense.

"I declare on behalf of the Wagner fighters, on behalf of the Wagner command, that on May 10, 2023, we are obliged to transfer the positions in the Bakhmut settlement to the units of the Ministry of Defense and withdraw the remaining Wagner troops to the logistics camps" , Prigozhin said in a statement.

"I am withdrawing the Wagner units from Bahmuti because in the absence of ammunition they are destined to perish senselessly," he added.

Wagner has been leading Russia's effort to capture Bahmut since last summer, in the longest and bloodiest battle of the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022./ CNA.al





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