Wagner Group Ends Its Threat To Withdraw From Bakhmut

 

CNBC/Reuters: Wagner group signals it will stay in Bakhmut after threat to quit 

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group appeared on Sunday to ditch plans to withdraw his forces from Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine after receiving promises overnight that they would get all the arms needed to capture the devastated city. 

Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Friday that his fighters, who have spearheaded the months-long assault on Bakhmut, would pull out because he said his men had been starved of ammunition and had suffered “useless and unjustified” losses as a result. 

Prigozhin, who has publicly heaped scorn on Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the top army brass over their conduct of the war in Ukraine, said officials in Moscow consumed by “petty jealousy” were holding back crucial supplies to his men.  

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Wagner Group Ends Its Threat To Withdraw From Bakhmut  

Wagner Chief Appears to Backtrack on Threat to Pull Fighters From Bakhmut -- New York Times  

Russia’s Wagner group signals it will stay in Bakhmut after threat to quit -- The Guardian  

Wagner boss suggests his forces may stay in Bakhmut after threatening to withdraw -- CNN  

Wagner Group to Get More Ammo After Bakhmut Pull-Out Threat -- AFP  

Wagner boss says mercenaries will continue to fight in Bakhmut, reversing earlier threat -- The Hill  

Ukraine says Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut after Wagner mercenary group backtracks on withdrawal -- ABC News Australia  

Russia’s Wagner Group says more arms promised for Bakhmut battle -- Al Jazeera