The POWs are in good spirits after being released. Photo: Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Reuters
After being ordered to send his mercenaries from the Wagner group to Bakhmut last summer, Mr. Prigozhin's fame has increased significantly, and he rarely misses an opportunity to advertise.
He accused the Russian elite of being too «decadent and lazy» and blamed them for undermining the war effort, carefully drawing comparisons between what he sees as his valiant Wagner fighters fight on the front lines and his own high work ethic .
In what appeared to be a scenario on stage At the beginning of the video about the release of prisoners, Mr. Prigozhin was seen giving a briefing to a Wagner fighter.
“Prepare them all, feed them and give water, check on the wounded,” he said.
He also released an earlier video of himself in combat uniform and with a rifle lighting a candle in a dark and abandoned church to mark Orthodox Easter. He did not name the location of the church, but the Wagner fighters focused their efforts on Bakhmut, which became the center of some of the fiercest fighting since the Russian invasion. jpg» /> The place of the exchange of prisoners, where the photos and videos were taken, is unknown. Photo: Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War/Reuters
On Sunday, Wagner said that two more blocks of the city had been taken, where Ukrainian militants huddled in an increasingly tight corner. The Ukrainian authorities described the level of «unprecedented bloodshed».
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