Wagner mercenary leader Prigozhin says Russia faces resistance in Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, said Russia must firmly establish its presence in eastern Ukraine or push forward to capture more of the country.
By REUTERS
Published: FEBRUARY 11, 2023
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must capture the strategic city of Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign but faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, interviewed by a Russian military correspondent, said Russia had to establish clear goals in its nearly year-old campaign: firmly establish its presence in eastern Ukraine or push forward to capture more of the country.
Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, eight years after it annexed the Crimean peninsula and its proxies took large swaths of territory in eastern Ukraine, styling them as the "people's republics" in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, said Russia must firmly establish its presence in eastern Ukraine or push forward to capture more of the country.
By REUTERS
Published: FEBRUARY 11, 2023
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must capture the strategic city of Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign but faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, interviewed by a Russian military correspondent, said Russia had to establish clear goals in its nearly year-old campaign: firmly establish its presence in eastern Ukraine or push forward to capture more of the country.
Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, eight years after it annexed the Crimean peninsula and its proxies took large swaths of territory in eastern Ukraine, styling them as the "people's republics" in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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