The leader of the mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, announced that his fighters began to withdraw from the city of Bahmut and be replaced by the Russian army. Kiev confirmed this.
Wagner, retreat from Bahmut
Evgheni Prigojin wrote on Telegram that the Wagner group of fighters began to withdraw from Bahmut. He posted video footage of himself shaking hands with soldiers with their faces covered.
According to the “Demon Bahmut” Telegram channel, owned by a soldier of the Ukrainian “Auxiliaries” employed in Bahmut, whose information turned out to be reliable, “Wagner left Bahmut in batches as early as this morning and is being replaced by the army “.
20,000 of Prigojin’s fighters, killed
Evgeni Prigozhin also announced that 20,000 of his fighters were killed in the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bahmut.
Group boss Wagner said 20 percent of the 50,000 Russian convicts he recruited to fight in Ukraine had been killed in recent months, a number close to that of professional fighters killed in action.
He warned that Russia could face another revolution like the one in 1917 if its leaders did not start to better manage the war in Ukraine.
Prigozhin accused Moscow of demonstrating a lack of social equality after the start of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. He explained that sons from poor families were sent back from the front in zinc coffins, while the children of the Russian elite had were preoccupied with tanning.
Anti-government partisans are gaining ground in Russia
Meanwhile, the anti-government partisans responsible for the raids in the Belgorod region are gaining ground in Russia. The Legion for the Freedom of Russia announced that “patriots of Sochi” had joined the movement and published images of leaflets with its symbol displayed on the walls of the city.
“Unknown patriots from Sochi support the resistance movement! Leaflets supporting the Legion appeared on the city walls. Freedom is near!”, is a message from the group.
