The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, threatened Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that the Wagnerites would leave Bakhmut if the problem with the shortage of ammunition was not resolved. Prigozhin spoke about this in an interview with “military correspondent” Semenov Pegov, which was noticed by Important Stories.
“If the shortage of ammunition is not replenished, then we will be forced in an organized manner, so as not to run away like cowardly rats later, either go out or stay to die. Most likely, we will be forced to withdraw part of the units from this territory, ”he said.
Prigozhin said in an interview that he set Shoigu April 28 as the deadline. The interview itself was published on Pegov's channel on April 29.
According to Prigozhin, the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin no later than May 15 and could lead to catastrophic consequences for Russia. He also stated in an interview that the Wagner PMC "will cease to exist after some time."