The night after Prigozhin claimed to be short of ammunition, Russia massively upped its artillery barrage on Bakhmut, raining down 25,000 shells, up from the average of 20,000, according to the Ukrainian military.
Kyiv’s assessment is that he is insulating his long-time benefactor, the man who transformed him from a catering boss to a billionaire mercenary, from the repercussions of military failure in Ukraine. On Friday, he threatened to pull his troops out, blaming Putin’s defense chiefs for leaving his fighters short of ammunition. Should Putin’s war blow up in his face, Prigozhin has told Russians who they should blame. Whatever he says about Bakhmut should be understood in that context. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin serves one master, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
“They are trying to evacuate the people to the places where they set up their own defense lines and where they are setting their units in order to use local civilians as a cover,” Humeniuk claimed.Īnalysts suspect the southern region could be a key target of Ukraine's anticipated counteroffensive. This is a standard practice that was used by Russians before, she said. Russians are trying “to test and find out where the air defense systems are located,” according to Humeniuk.Įvacuations in southern Ukraine: The spokesperson also commented on Russian authorities recently evacuating civilians from the Zaporizhzhia region, calling it “an imitation of care for the local residents.” And they are also expanding their tactics, because they do not have a stable stock of the means that they can operate with,” said Natalia Humeniuk, Ukraine’s Operational Command South spokesperson. “They (Russian forces) are testing and trying to exhaust our air defense system.
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