oops, strike “in a day” and replace with “in 3 months”. Or even “in 6 months”.
Yevgeny Prigozhin criticizes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu for comments about ‘almost taking’ city under control
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09:23 . 8/03/2023 Wednesday
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https://www.yenisafak.com/en/world/head-of-russias-wagner-group-urges-reporters-to-stop-prematurely-reporting-bakhmuts-takeover-3661698
The head of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group urged journalists Tuesday to stop publishing reports on Russian troops’ seizure of the strategic Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
In a post on Telegram, Yevgeny Prigozhin also told journalists to stop using the word “cleared” (the territory), noting that if “to clear” means “to kill,” than the killing overnight of the 12,000-20,000 troops that by various estimates are fighting in the city is only possible in movies.
According to Prigozhin, his fighters are doing “everything” to take Bakhmut under their control, but “we are still not given ammunition, military equipment, weapons and vehicles.”
“Sapper shovels after almost a month, by the way, were given (to us),” he said.
Commenting on remarks by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, who said Bakhmut has almost been taken, Prigozhin said he has not seen him in the city and does not know why he is saying that.
“Perhaps in order to please the Russian audience. Perhaps to annoy (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskyy…And we feel Zelenskyy’s anger on us in full,” he said.
According to Prigozhin, “the heaviest battles are going on day and night, but the Ukrainians are not fleeing anywhere.”
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