Russian Private Military Company Withdraws from Udon City in Ukraine on May 10th According to Prigozhin Announcement

Russian official media “RT” and Reuters reported that Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian private military company “Wagner Group”, announced that his troops would withdraw from the Udon city of Bakhmut on the 10th, and also demanded that the Russian army be stationed in Wagner The fighters took over the positions in the city while resting.

Prigozin’s press office released the video on the social media “Paper Plane” (Telegram), and attached an open letter to the Russian Ministry of Defense, President Putin and the public, complaining that the troops did not have enough artillery and ammunition to continue to master Bahemt.

Prigozin said his troops were supposed to fully occupy Bachemt by the 9th, but claimed that “paramilitary bureaucrats” had cut off nearly all artillery ammunition since the 1st, and that “the offensive resources of the Wagner PMC were at 4 We ran out at the beginning of the month, and despite the fact that the enemy forces outnumbered us by a factor of five, we were still advancing “. He said Wagner’s losses were growing exponentially every day due to lack of ammunition, “and they were doomed to perish senselessly”.

“Even so, the Council of Commanders of the Wagner PMC has decided to hold their ground and continue Bakhmut’s offensive until May 10, 2023, in celebration of the sacred holiday of the Russians, May 9,” Prigozin stressed. Victory Day, with the splendor of Russian weapons “.

Prigozin announced that his fighters would hand over their positions at Bachemt to the Russians on the 10th and withdraw the remnants of the Wagner PMC to the rear camp to “lick their wounds”. He said at the end of the film, “We will lick our wounds. When the motherland will be in danger, we will once again stand up for the defense of the motherland. The Russian people can count on us.”

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin took note of Prigozin’s statement but declined to comment on the matter, citing it related to Russian military operations in Ukraine.