Wagner threatens to withdraw from Bakhmut due to the number of casualties and lack of supplies

The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has warned against withdrawing from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, one of the current epicenters of the Ukrainian war, after lamenting the high number of casualties in the fighting and the lack of supplies. “Every day we have piles of thousands of bodies that we put in coffins to send home”Prigozhin said in an interview with Russian blogger Semyon Pegova, who specializes in military issues, published this Saturday.

Wagner’s boss, whose forces had become increasingly important since the start of the invasion, claimed that losses at Bakhmut were five times greater than necessary due to a lack of artillery ammunition that Russia had not supplied. Prigozhin confirmed that he requested new supplies in a letter from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu because “If we can’t solve this ammo shortage, we’ll either have to retreat or die so we don’t end up running like rats”.

Wagner’s boss also added that He is openly considering the possibility of withdrawing part of his troops, which, in his opinion, would mean the collapse of the Bahmut Front. with a consequent impact on the entire battle line in the region. The city has been in dispute for months and, according to military experts, Ukrainian defenses are losing ground, digging in in a small area to the west of the city.