Prigozhin blamed heavy losses and slow progress in Bakhmut on other Russian non-regular military groups to portray Wagnerites as the only competent force in the area.
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Prigozhin blamed heavy losses and slow progress on other Russian non-regular military groups
The Bakhmut offensive would be handed over to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Position transfers to Kadyrov's troops were to begin immediately to complete by May 10 at 12 a.m.
Russian troops fell back in some regions of the front in eastern Donetsk by up to two kilometers
Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are tearing up flanks in the Bakhmut sector and will launch a counter-offensive soon.
Prigozhin claimed one unit of Ministry of Defence left its positions and exposed a front almost 2 kilometres wide.
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