Russia's Wagner chief threatens to pull troops out of Bakhmut

2023-05-05 3

Russian paramilitary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin threatens to pull his frontline fighters from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine next week because of ammunition shortages. Prigozhin's Wagner group has spearheaded the grinding, months-long Russian assault on Bakhmut, almost capturing the city in the longest and bloodiest battle of the campaign.