Ukraine Celebrates Lack of Progress in Moscow as Wagner Group Questions Russian Army

Ukraine’s military intelligence noted on Wednesday a lack of significant gains by Russian troops in the east due to a perceived shortage of ammunition, and the head of Wagner’s Russian mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin, accused the army of not supplying him with ammunition.

In an interview with a local publication, the head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kirill Budanov, assured that Russia It has already begun its long-awaited “great offensive” in the eastern region of Donbass, but it is hardly noticeable due to the shortage of ammunition and missiles it is experiencing. Russia.

For his part, Prigozhin, whose private army of mercenaries has led some of Russia’s offensives in Donbas in recent weeks, has once again accused his country’s defense ministry of not providing him with the ammunition he needs and blamed the agency for the deaths of his soldiers in battle. .

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“These are young people who died as a result of an ammunition shortage. There should have been five times less of them. This means that their bodies will be received by mothers, wives and children. Who is to blame for their deaths? Solved the problem of providing enough ammunition,” he said. He.

Ministry of Defence Russia previously denied Prigozhin, assuring that Wagner group he received the required amount of ammunition.

Even if they were true, Prigozhin’s reproaches against the army are not necessarily a military intelligence diagnosis. Ukraine. Many analysts attribute the shortage complained about by Wagner’s owner to competition between the generals and Prigozhin for the Kremlin’s good graces.

No news at the front

A Kiev military intelligence analysis that gives Moscow no chance of success in its task of taking over the entire Donbass was in line with what Zelenskiy said on Tuesday after meeting with his generals, who consider the lack of major movements to the eastern front to be evidence of impotence. Russia.

“Despite all the pressure on our forces, the front line has not changed,” Zelensky said in his daily address.

Meanwhile, the Russian military command today reported several “successful actions” on the Donetsk front, where, according to reports, about 420 casualties, including dead and wounded, were inflicted on the troops. Ukraine. The military report does not specifically mention the situation in Bakhmut, the city of Donetsk, where the most intense fighting is taking place.

Putin’s bath

As the gap between his two military pillars grew in the war for UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin today took a mass bath at a concert organized at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day.

The stands were packed to the brim, with tens of thousands of Russians waving their country’s tricolor flags chanting old patriotic songs and contemporary hits from military choirs, singer-songwriters and pop groups.

In his speech from the stage, Putin mentioned the regions that his army is trying to conquer. Ukraine as “our historical lands” and supported the “brave fighters” fighting in the war.

Russia strengthens in Crimea

One of the territories that Putin calls Russian is the Crimean peninsula, located in the Black Sea and under Russian control since 2014, when Moscow annexed this autonomous republic, which the vast majority of the international community continues to legally consider part of Ukraine.

The leader of the annexed region, Sergei Aksyonov, has unveiled a new line of fortifications to defend against a possible Ukrainian offensive.

“If you want peace, prepare for war,” he said, using a military phrase of Latin origin. “Crimea is Russian and will remain so, no matter what other plans may be,” Aksyonov added, referring to Ukraine’s desire to return Crimea.

Aksyonov explained that “the line of fortifications covers the entire Crimea”, and said that this was his initiative to protect the population.

(As reported by EFE)

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