Mr. Prigozhin made another harsh statement regarding Wagner's stay or go.

Yevgeny Prigozhin continued to say that his forces would leave Bakhmut if they did not receive the ammunition support they need to continue fighting.

“An order was issued yesterday stating clearly that if we leave our positions (in Bakhmut), we will be considered traitors to the motherland. That is the message we received,” Prigozhin said.

However, Mr. Prigozhin added that Wagner forces would remain in Bakhmut and repeatedly requested ammunition supplies “enough for several more days.” Previously, the director of the Wagner organization accused the Russian Defense Ministry of providing too little ammunition to his forces.

The Russian Defense Ministry has said it is making every effort to ensure that units on the battlefield have the supplies they need.

Late Monday, Mr. Prigozhin said there were signs that the ammunition problem was being resolved, but on Tuesday the supply of ammunition had been reduced.

The founder of the private mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leaves the cemetery ahead of the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin. Photo: REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo.

Mr Prigozhin has made a series of statements in recent days, declaring that his forces would leave Bakhmut because of ammunition problems before changing his mind and saying they would stay. But then he said they might leave Bakhmut.

Analysts say his erratic behavior appears to be a manifestation of an attempt to blame others for lack of quick success and spread disinformation, as the fighting in Bakhmut enters its 10th month.

In a criticism directed at the Russian Defense Ministry, Mr. Prigozhin alleged that some regular army units had abandoned their nearby positions, leaving Wagner's flank defenses unprotected, a problem his forces had had to solve themselves.

However, Reuters could not verify his claims about regular troops leaving positions on the flanks of Wagner forces.

Nguyen Quang Minh (Briefly translated from Reuters)

Source: https://www.nguoiduatin.vn/ong-prigozhin-lai-tuyen-bo-gat-lien-quan-den-viec-di-hay-o-cua-wagner-a607122.html