The Ukrainian advance is beginning to frighten the Russian forces. The latest alarm comes from Wagner Group chief Prigozhin, who warns of the danger of being destroyed on the battlefield. “There is a serious risk that the Wagner group will be surrounded due to the collapse of the flanks at Bachmut. The flanks are already cracking and sagging.” The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, confirmed this by telegram and added: “Without ammunition, the “meat grinder” will work in the opposite direction: the Ukrainian army will destroy the Wagner group ‘ and thus return to ‘request ammunition to save the lives of the fighters and ‘kill’ Bakhmut, about 5% of which is occupied by the enemy’.
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“In the night from May 6th to May 7th, the delivery of ammunition to Wagner was ordered,” but “on the day of May 8th to 9th, 2023, the ammunition was not delivered in the requested quantity.” delivered in minimal quantities,” reads Prigozhin’s new complaint, adding that the Wagner group “continues its offensive in Bakhmut and is awaiting a decision on the release of ammunition and weapons in the requested quantities.” Prigozhin explains: “Bakhmut has no strategic importance. Bakhmut was needed to build offensive potential, reduce enemy numbers and allow the Russian army to mobilize after the failures and withdrawal of Russian forces from Kharkiv, Kherson and other regions.