![]() ![]() Ukrainian officials have yet to publicly comment on the rant from Prigozhin, who is prone to outbursts on social media and has long courted media attention. McCarthy faces GOP skepticism on debt talks, defense spending Poll: most don’t trust Supreme Court to decide reproductive health cases Prigozhin on Friday said he is withdrawing his fighters to the rear to “lick our wounds” but would still eventually deliver victory for the Russian people. Russian military bloggers also said the problem of ammunition shortages and heavy losses are not limited to Wagner Group.īlogger Igor Girkin wrote on Telegram that “our entire Active Army” is “acutely short of ammunition,” asking who would be left if everyone facing the problem left the front. “The MoD has to defend the whole front but Prigozhin only cares about taking Bakhmut.” ![]() “This is likely a reflection of the MoD rationing ammunition before Ukraine’s counteroffensive,” he tweeted, remarking on Prigozhin’s Thursday video. Rob Lee, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, also said Wagner Group has “had a significant artillery advantage in Bakhmut and received preferential support” from Russian military leaders. “The perception is that things are out of control.” “This is not anything that Putin or his people want to have to deal with,” Hoh said. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to speak in Moscow during celebrations next week. military in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Russian forces can backfill any holes left by Wagner Group forces.īut he said Prigozhin is “basically yelling mutiny” ahead of Victory Day, a major holiday honoring Moscow’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. Matthew Hoh, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy who served with the U.S. Prigozhin has also warned that should he pull out, the frontline in Bakhmut would collapse. The accusations underscore a growing internal divide between Moscow and a key ally in the Ukraine war. “If you give us the normal ammunition, there will be five times less bodies here.” “You think that you are the masters of life and you think that you have a right to master their lives, too,” Prigozhin said, pointing to the dead soldiers behind him. Valery Gerasimov, who is overseeing the Ukraine war for Moscow. In a separate video released Thursday night, Prigozhin filmed dead Wagner fighters and cursed at Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Gen. ![]()
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