Posted on 06/06/2023 7:52:41 PM PDT by Cronos
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin dismissed Russia's claims to have inflicted heavy losses on Ukraine in the Donbas when Kyiv attempted offensive action.
Prigozhin said the claims were "simply wild and absurd science fiction".
But Russia's defence ministry doubled down on the claims on Tuesday, saying Ukraine suffered over 3,700 casualties.
Russia said the attack was part of a Ukrainian "long-promised offensive" in the Donetsk region, which took place over Sunday and Monday.
Ukraine's military said on Monday that it had no information about a major attack in the region, and that it wouldn't comment on claims it called "fake".
Speaking to state media, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu insisted that his forces had inflicted over 3,715 casualties on Ukraine during the attack and destroyed dozens of pieces of military equipment.
"The attempts at an offensive have failed. The enemy has been halted. Russian soldiers and officers displayed courage and heroism in the battles," Mr Shoigu said, adding that 71 Russian troops died in the fighting.
However, Prigozhin was quick to hit out at the defence ministry's claims on Monday evening, saying the claims of a huge success would amount to a "massacre".
"Therefore, I think that these are just some wild fantasies," he wrote on Telegram. He also accused Russian forces of "slowly" withdrawing from the village of Berkhivka on the outskirts of Bakhmut, calling it a "disgrace".
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In a video released by the group, the officer said that the incident happened while he was drunk, and that he had opened fire due to his dislike for Wagner
The modern BBC is so dishonest that I’m compelled to believe that the Russian accounts must be 100 % accurate.
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That’s false. Even Prigozhin said it was a lie
If there were that many dead we would be shown the carnage
Except that Prigozhin said all of this himself on a Russian-media Telegram channel.
In another thread, I applauded Russia for having defeated the Ukranian forces, killing some 3,000 Ukes.
Guess I’ll have to take back that congratulation and wait for further reports. I’ll demand proof next time. But, FR Russkies don’t need proof, so, I guess I’ll wait to see what they think.
3,700 killed? Where are the bodies?
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin would have been killed by Putin for reporting against the Russians.
He’s setting up his own power base. Putin hasn’t defined a successor, so expecting a struggle for power. Prigozhin has put in his bid
Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch, mercenary chief, and a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin is sometimes called “Putin’s chef”, due to owning restaurants and catering companies that provide services for the Kremlin.
Yup. How to tell that Putinists are gullible beyond belief.
1. Russia tells them everything they say is true.
2. Russians make a claim. It’s automatically true.
3. Russian who oughta know if it’s true or not, says it’s true. This proves it’s true.
4. Another Russian who is also in the “oughta know” camp says it’s NOT true. Does not compute! Does not compute!
5. BBC reports what second Russian said. Triggers the bot, forces a reboot.
6. BBC lies, Russians tell the truth. Ignoring the provenance of the story, the first Russian was telling the truth and the second Russian is a western propagandist.
Enough with the Propaganda from both sides.
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