They are afraid of the Armed Forces counter -offensive: the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation refused the offensive in Bakhmut - isw

Analysts noted that recent angry messages and blackmail Prigoine show that the Ministry of Defense has refused the plans to seize Bakhmut. The Russian Ministry of Defense has refused to continue attacks in Bakhmut. Instead, she decided to focus on defense to prepare for the Armed Forces counter -offensive. Analysts from the American Institute for War Study (ISW) have stated this. The report of May 5 reports that thus the Wagner PEC and Yevgeny Prigogin are put in a very disadvantage.

"The tangible despair of Prigogine on a video, one shows the corpses of recently dead Wagner fighters, marks a significant rhetorical bend in his continuous calls to the Ministry of Defense of Russia to strengthen the support of Wagner in Bakhmut," the report said. According to analysts, angry messages and blackmail Prigoine indicate that the Ministry of Defense has refused the plans to seize Bakhmut.

They decided to focus on a different aspect of the fighting theater in such a way as to undermine the ability of the Wagnerians to act effectively. However, it is reported that Wagner PEC did not refuse to fully capture Bakhmut, despite the lack of ammunition. Prigogine did not show his willingness to move to the defense of the city. Recall that on May 5, Prigogine announced the release of the mercenaries of PEC "Wagner" from Bakhmut.

According to "Putin's chef", the council of occupation formation commanders decided to keep positions and continue the attack on the city until May 10, 2023 to "Victory Day to meet the brilliance of Russian weapons". It was also reported that the CNS stated that Shogu deliberately depletes the forces of Wagner PEC. Representatives of the Ukrainian underground believe that the conflict between the military and political elites of Russia has come to a new stage.