Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the paramilitary group Wagner, asked the Russian Minister of Defense on Saturday, May 6, to entrust the troops of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov with his positions in Bakhmut. He announced he would soon leave the Ukrainian city to protest against a lack of ammunition.
The day before, Yevgeni Prigogin threatened to withdraw his troops next week from the city, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine. A few hours later, on Telegram, Chechen leaders claimed that his fighters were ready to occupy the city.