15 minutes agoUkraine says skees of Wagner withdrawal from Bakhmut
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(3 years ago)The Ukrainian Army has dismissed claims by the head of Russia's mercenary force, Wagner, that he will withdraw his fighters from the battle for the Ukrainian town of Bakhmu, saying mercenaries were being held strong and were receiving reinforcements. Ukraine's military said Friday that Wagner fighters were strengthening positions in [...]
Ukraine's military said on Friday that Wagner fighters were strengthening positions in Bakhmut with the possible intention of apprehending the city, Aljazeera writes, broadcasts Clankosova.tv.
“Now we're seeing them withdrawing (the fighters) from all the offensive lines where the Wagner fighters were, they're pulling (them) towards Bakhmut”, said Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Malar on Ukrainian television.
Yevgeny Pigozin, the leader of the Wagner Group's mercenary force, Russia, had yesterday claimed that his forces would leave the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which they have been trying to retrieve since last summer.
Prigozhin said they would withdraw on May 10th by ending their involvement in the longest and bloodiest battle of war because of major losses and insufficient ammunition supplies.
