Prigozhin announces Wagner PMC group to leave Bakhmut by May 10

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I appeal to the NSC, the Minister of Defense, the Supreme Commander and the people of Russia.

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On March 16th, when the S.E.A. went off the rails, we were asked to help.

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On March 19, 22nd, the units arrived from Africa, fully equipped, and immediately began to fight.

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We've entered the hardest place, the center of the Papal Fortress.

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And by May 9, 22 they had taken the settlement.

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Then, in order to save the army, which had fled shamefully from Izum and Krasny Liman, they occupied the front line for more than 130 kilometers and held back the enemy's onslaught.

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And on October 8, 22 years, in order to give the army a respite, in order to pull all the forces on themselves, sacrificing their lives, began operation "Bakhmut Meat Cutter".

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In this "Bahmut meat grinder" showed success and good results, which some of the officials, the quasi-military bureaucrats from the Ministry of Defense, crushed the stomach, to speak in Russian.

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And so we've been put on what's called an artificial ammunition shortage, a munitions famine, which is lying around in storage. We were getting no more than 30% of what we needed, so our losses were much higher than they should have been, but we were moving forward

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We stopped giving out ammunition a month ago and we 're only getting 10% . We were going to take Bahmut by May 9th, 23, but seeing this, the pro-military bureaucrats on May 1st actually stopped all supplies to prevent us from doing so,

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Because they're sitting there, shaking their fat bellies, thinking they're going to make history as the victors. They've already entered it in their underwear

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My guys won't. So from May 10th , 23rd , we 're leaving the settlement of Bahmut . We're left to take two with a little mile of 45

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But if because of your petty jealousy you don't want to give the Russians a victory in taking Bahmut, that's your problem.

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So I 'm asking the NTSB to sign a warrant . We haven't had a single letter written to us in the whole war because the leadership is afraid to take responsibility for both the offensive and the withdrawal

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Therefore , we await the order of battle to leave Bahmut . Until the 9th, despite the fact that we are almost out of ammunition, we will stay in Bakhmut so that this holy holiday for all the people of Russia does not shame the brilliance of Russian weapons

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And then we 'll go out to the rear camps after 400 days of daily hard work . And in these rear camps we will wait for the time when we will again be needed by the people of Russia

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I think it's gonna happen soon, because you're not in control of what you're put on. My official statement will be seen officially at the press office. Thank you. All of it