Both Wagner and Chechen fighters have been present in Ukraine since the outbreak of full-scale war, but have performed different roles.
and the leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov are laying the groundwork to blame the Russian Defense Ministry for"any Russian setbacks in the Bakhmut area," according to a new assessment.
On Saturday, Prigozhin said in a statement that at midnight on May 10, Wagner forces would be replaced by Chechen special forces in Bakhmut, which is"the moment when, according to our calculations, we will completely exhaust our combat potential." Russian soldiers patrol at the Mariupol drama theatre, bombed last March 16, on April 12, 2022 in Mariupol, Ukraine. Russian Wagner forces in Bakhmut will be exchanged for Chechen fighters in the coming days, according to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.The Wagner mercenary group has been key in Russia's operations in Bakhmut, the embattled eastern Ukrainian city where Kyiv's forces have faced off against Moscow's fighters for months.
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