“Evgeniy Prigozhin declares in a video that he will be ordering the withdrawal of Wagner mercenaries from Bakhmut due to an acute shortage of ammunition allegedly ordered by the Russian General Staff. He says Wagner will stay in the city until 9 May to avoid shame on this day. He appears to require a military order from Gerasimov for the withdrawal, however, to carry out the withdrawal.”
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1654412610069037057
“Russian appointed acting head of the Zaporizhzia region Yevgeny Balitsky announced the ‘temporary relocation’ of residents from 18 frontline settlements in the region.”
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1654500316883058689
@RALee85 1h
But if he (Prigozhin) has run low on convicts and is receiving less artillery support, does it make sense to sustain heavy casualties among Wagner professional to capture the rest of Bakhmut? Ultimately, Africa is more lucrative for him than operations in Ukraine.