Harsh accusations in Moscow by Yevgeny Prigozhin, commander of Wagner, the private militia that fights alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
Prigozhin released videos showing dozens of corpses of Wagner fighters hurling heavy accusations against Defense Minister Serghei Shoigu and Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, explaining that his mercenaries will withdraw from the disputed city of Bakhmut.
«I officially announce that my boys will not bear losses at Bakhmut without ammunition. Therefore, from May 10, we leave the city. We still have only two kilometers left, but if you don't want to give the Russians a victory by taking Bakhmut, those are your problems,” Prigozhin said, lamenting little support and supplies from the Russian army.
Meanwhile, the air attacks do not stop.
In the last few hours, the Defense Express website released the news that Ukrainian forces used the US Patriot missile system for the first time and shot down the Russian Kynzhal hypersonic ballistic missile aimed at Kiev.
In addition to enemy Shahed kamikaze drones, "probably ballistic" missiles were reportedly flying in the sky over Kiev on the night of May 4. So the anti-aircraft fired Patriot missiles, intercepting the threat.
The Ukrainian site also released photos of the remains of the intercepted missiles that fell inside a stadium complex.
However, Yuri Ignat, spokesman for the air force command of the Ukrainian armed forces, denied: "There was a possibility of use, but no ballistic missiles were registered."
(Unioneonline/lf)