Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said in a sudden and dramatic announcement on Friday (May 5) that his forces would pull out of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut that they have been trying in vain to capture since last summer. Prigozhin said they would withdraw on May 10 - en
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The written statement - addressed to the head of general staff, the defence ministry, and Putin as supreme commander - was accompanied by a video from Prigozhin in which he appeared in full combat gear in front of dozens of his fighters, an automatic rifle dangling from his shoulder. "If, because of your petty jealousy, you do not want to give the Russian people the victory of taking Bakhmut, that's your problem."
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