Head of Russia’s Wagner group suggests 'betrayal' in ammunition delivery for positions in Ukraine’s Bakhmut

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - The head of Russia’s Wagner group said on Monday that he wrote a letter to the commander of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine on the need for ammunition for the group’s positions in the Ukrainian Bakhmut city.

"On March 3, I wrote a letter to the commander of the grouping of the special military operation about the urgent need to allocate ammunition,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Telegram.

Prigozhin’s latest message came a day after he suggested a possible "betrayal" concerning issues on the procurement of ammunition for the group’s forces near the fiercely contested city.

“Documents were signed on Feb. 22 in the evening and orders were given for shipment on Feb. 23, but most of the ammunition has not yet been shipped. For now, we are trying to figure out the reason: is it just ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal,” Prigozhin said.

In a separate video message on the Wagner Orchestra Telegram channel on Saturday, Prigozhin said the retreat of the group from Bakhmut will result in the collapse of the whole front, which he said “will not be sweet for all military formations protecting Russian interests."

Bakhmut is a large transport hub through which the Ukrainian troops in the Donbas are supplied with weapons, military equipment, and ammunition. The city has almost been captured by Wagner, Prigozhin claimed on Friday.