Over the fierce battleground of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is invading, a representative of the Russian private military company Wagener criticized the Defense Ministry's response to the lack of ammunition and announced that it would withdraw from Bakhmut. As the Victory Day of World War II, which the Putin administration attaches importance to, approaches, the confusion on the Russian side has become even more apparent.
Russia, which continues its military invasion of Ukraine, continues to attack to take full control of the fiercely fought area of Bakhmut in eastern Donetsk Oblast.
Under these circumstances, Prigozhin, the representative of Wagener, a private military company that is participating in the battle with the Russian regular army in the battle of Bakhmut, released a video and statement on SNS on the 5th.
In it, Mr. Prigozhin complained that there has been an extreme shortage of ammunition since April, and told President Putin, Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of Staff Gerasimov that "unfair losses in the absence of ammunition are unacceptable, and we will leave Bakhmut on May 4."
In Bahumt, Wagener's fighters are also believed to have suffered many casualties, and Prigogine is also expected to increase pressure on the Ministry of Defence and others to supply ammunition by warning them to leave the front line.
In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of Defense Minister Shoigu inspecting the troops on the 5th, saying that he had inspected the situation of weapons and equipment sent to the battlefield in Ukraine, and it seems that there is also a intention to appeal to the stance of working to supply supplies to the front line.
In Russia, the Victory Day of World War II, which the Putin administration attaches importance to, is coming up on the 9th of this month, and the Putin administration has been aiming to completely take control of Bakhmut in order to show the people the results of the war.
Under these circumstances, Wagener's representative this time has further highlighted the confusion on the Russian side.