Russian Mercenary Leader Struggles to Maintain Power Amidst Defeats and Fabrications.
TL;DR
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner PMC, is creating pretexts to explain why his mercenaries cannot complete the encirclement of Bakhmut. He claims that Ukrainian forces are preparing to launch counteroffensives in five separate directions, likely to justify the Wagner Group's inability to complete an envelopment or encirclement of Bakhmut. ISW experts believe that Prigozhin likely seeks to frame Wagnerite activities as securing flanks in preparation for Ukrainian counteroffensives.
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- Prigozhin creates pretexts to justify Wagner Group's inability to encircle Bakhmut Yahoo News
- Russian mercenary chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 more fighters CNN
- Russian Mercenary Chief Aims to Recruit 30,000 New Fighters by Mid-May Voice of America - VOA News
- Wagner Boss Likely Fabricated Report of Putin Plotting Against Him: ISW Newsweek
- Battle for Bakhmut grinds down Wagner's mercenaries and cuts their notorious leader down to size CNN
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