In response to a question from the “Blacknote” newspaper about how things are currently going in the town of Bakhmut, recently controlled by Wagner’s forces, Prigozhin said that the Russian army was actively trying to regain its positions in inside the city, instead of the “Wagner” forces.
“And today (Friday), the Russian Defense Ministry is fully implementing the agreements. Therefore, from June 1, Bakhmut will be fully under the authority of the Defense Ministry,” Prigozhin added.
He pointed out that the “Wagner” soldiers leave in a planned and organized manner, and it is assumed that after completing the operation, they will go to the field camps to re-form, re-employ and train further, according to this. which was reported by the Russian “Federal News Agency”.
Prigozhin bids farewell to Ukrainian prisoners
Earlier, Prigozhin spoke to Ukrainian POWs ahead of their release in a prisoner exchange, reminding them of what they would face if they returned to the battlefield.
The press service of the company “Concorde” published a video clip in which Prigozhin said farewell words to the soldiers of the Ukrainian forces, who will be released, as part of the agreement, according to the news site Russia Today .
Prigozhin said that in two hours the Ukrainians will be sent from Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) to their country, and he asked during his conversation with the prisoners whether they had been persecuted or tortured, and everyone answered with the negative.
Prigozhin said: “If we see or capture any of you again, you yourself know the result. So sit at home, sharpen the shells and do not carry the machine guns in your hands. Come on, good luck.”
In the video, Prigozhin, along with Russian fighters returned from captivity in Ukraine, said he had received reports that none of them had surrendered with their bare hands. Returning soldiers confirmed this.
Prigozhin also admitted that to exchange Russian citizens, the group had to do a lot of hard work.
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