Russia’s strenuous efforts to capture Bakhmut, in the Donetsk Oblast, has “largely stalled”, according to British intelligence, which cited the “extreme attrition” of the Kremlin’s forces in the fight for the shattered city.
had been brought under Russian control a fortnight ago — in part to “tensions between the Russian Ministry of Defence and Wagner Group, both of whom contribute troops in the sector.
Earlier this month, Prigozhin complained his men were struggling to sustain offensive operations due to supply issues, andwhether this was a result of “ordinary” bureaucratic failures or deliberate “betrayal”. “What if [Russian military officials] want to set us up, saying that we are scoundrels, and that’s why they don’t give us ammunition, they don’t give us weapons, and they don’t let us replenish our personnel, including from among the imprisoned people?” he said, in reference to the fact that Wagner is no longer empowered to recruit convicts for six-month tours of duty in exchange for freedom — an arrangement which had provided Prigozhin with tens of thousands of men.
The mercenary boss suggested that if his forces have to withdraw, the entire front will “crumble” — but that the military may actually want this, as it will allow them to use Wagner as a scapegoat for the war’s failure in general.
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