Hours earlier, Yevgeny Prigozhin published a heated video standing in front of what he claimed were his fighters killed in battle due to a lack of ammunition.
, Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
Prigozhin's Wagner Group has been heavily involved in the months-long battle for Bakhmut. Hours earlier, he published a heated video aimed at Shoigu and Gerasimov, blaming them and their failure to provide more ammunition for the deaths of his fighters. On April 29, heout of the city if the ministry failed to deliver more supplies"immediately."
Russian billionaire and businessman, Concord catering company owner Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF2016 on June 17, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He announced on Friday that his fighters will leave the city of Bakhmut.Prigozhin said that due to a lack of ammunition, the Wagner Group would be handing over its positions in Bakhmut to the Russian defense ministry's units.
"I am withdrawing Wagner units from Bakhmut, because in the absence of ammunition they are doomed to a senseless death," Prigozhin said.NewsweekThis is a breaking news story and it will be updated when further information becomes available.
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