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from June 1, Bakhmut will be entirely under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense

May 27, 2023

The founder of the Private Military Company (PMC) “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin said that from June 1, Artemovsk (Bakhmut) (Bakhmut) will come entirely under the jurisdiction of the Russian Defense Ministry. So he answered the question of journalists whether the replacement of “Wagnerians” in posts by units of the Russian military department continues.

“Yes, absolutely true. Today, the Ministry of Defense fully respects the agreements and actively changes my fighters in positions. Therefore, from June 1, Bakhmut will come under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense entirely “, quotes his press service the businessman.

He added that PMC fighters and command were leaving “in an organized and planned manner to field camps for retraining, understaffing and additional training.”

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