Prigozhin on Bakhmut: ‘The flanks are crumbling, the front is collapsing’Meduza May 12, 2023
https://meduza.io/en/news/2023/05/12/prigozhin-on-bakhmut-the-flanks-are-crumbling-the-front-is-collapsing [Excerpt:]
“After we transferred our flanks there was a non-tactical retreat, so comrade Konashenkov, putting it gently, was dissembling. What happened was Defense Ministry troops simply fled from our flanks,” said Prigozhin.
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“But the Russian Federation’s capture of Bakhmut gives us nothing because the flanks are crumbling, the front is collapsing. The Defense Ministry’s attempts in the information field to somehow smooth over the situation are leading and will lead to a global tragedy for Russia. So you need to stop lying immediately. If you ran away, then build another front line,” he said.