RUSSIAN FORCES LAID MINES TO HARM HIS FIGHTERS, WAGNER BOSS PRIGOZHIN SAYS

Sat 03 June 2023:

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, has accused pro-Moscow forces of laying explosives to harm his fighters as they withdrew from Bakhmut as part of a months-long verbal battle with the Russian military leadership.

Prigozhin made his claims on Friday, as Wagner mercenaries withdrew from the eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut after months of violent combat and a massive death toll. Wagner said that the Russian army had taken over his positions in the ruined town.

WAGNER BOSS SLAMS RUSSIAN ELITE FOLLOWING DRONE ATTACK ON MOSCOW

Writing on Telegram, Prigozhin said his men had discovered a dozen locations in rear areas where Russian defence ministry officials had planted various explosive devices, including hundreds of anti-tank mines.

When asked why the mines had been laid and the explosives set, the defence ministry officials indicated it was an order from their superiors, Prigozhin said.

“It was not necessary to plant these charges in order to deter the enemy, as it (the area in question) is in the rear area,” he said.

“Therefore, we can assume that these charges were intended to meet the advancing units of Wagner,” Prigozhin said.

None of the charges went off and no one was hurt, he added

“We assume this was an attempt at a public flogging.”

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, is angry that the Russian authorities do not supply ammunition to them while his soldiers are dying in Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/h0gNFSYBkG

— Daily Turkic (@DailyTurkic) May 4, 2023

For months, Prigozhin protested that Russia’s top brass had not provided his soldiers with enough ammunition for the assault on Bakhmut, and that his forces were being discriminated against.

Chechen leader Kadyrov had last year supported some of Prigozhin’s criticism of Russia’s top brass but their relations have distanced in recent months.

Kadyrov is also a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has recently refrained from echoing criticism of the defence ministry.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

______________________________________________________________

FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS:

TWITTER (CLICK HERE)
https://twitter.com/IpIndependent