2023-05-15 16:42:38
The head of Russia’s private military group, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, broke his silence on Monday to respond to press reports that he offered to provide information regarding the locations of Russian forces to Ukrainian intelligence, describing them as “ridiculous.”
The Washington Post reported on Sunday that:
- Prigozhin repeatedly offered the Ukrainian secret services to provide them with information regarding the locations of units of the Russian army.
- Prigozhin’s offer was in exchange for “the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the city of Bakhmut, in the east of the country, where his elements are waging a fierce battle.”
- Ukrainian intelligence rejected Prigozhin’s offer.
- Leaked US intelligence documents, and unnamed Ukrainian and US officials “were behind the report.”
The reports and speculations, which cannot be independently verified, come as the rift between Prigozhin and the Russian military escalates in the context of the war in Ukraine.
The “Wagner” elements are leading the vanguard of the bloody Russian attack, seeking to control the city of Bakhmut, which Moscow believes will open the door to controlling more lands in eastern Ukraine.
However, the head of “Wagner” has been publicly criticizing the Russian General Staff for months, accusing it of “not providing his fighters with the necessary ammunition to allow them to control Bakhmut.”
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