Each of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s subsequent steps only aggravated his situation, believes Mikhail Podolyak.
The head of the Russian PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, reached the most disadvantageous position in Bakhmut. It was written by the adviser to the head of the Office of the President Mikhail Podolyak in Twitter on Wednesday, May 10th.
“Prigozhin’s ideal zugzwang. You can’t go forward: they will destroy the Armed Forces of Ukraine. You can’t go back: they will destroy the barrage detachments of the Russian Ministry of Defense. What is still standing will simply be destroyed. They don’ t give ammunition. What is left? Officially recognized as a terrorist group. And wait for the end … “- writes Podolyak.
As you know, zugzwang is a position in checkers and chess, where any move by a player leads to the destruction of his position.
Last week, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in a letter to the Russian Defense Ministry, announced that he would withdraw his mercenaries from Bakhmut from May 10. He said that the military did not provide enough ammunition to the Wagnerians. And two days later, Prigozhin announced that Wagner would be given the necessary amount of ammunition.
However, the day before, Yevgeny Prigozhin complained about the flight of 72 brigades of the Russian armed forces. As a result, hundreds of Wagnerians died, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine regained three square kilometers of territory near Bakhmut. They just took it and ran away,” Prigozhin said.
Source: korrespondent
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