Boss Wagner accused of betraying Russians to Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner mercenary group, told Ukrainian officers that the Russian military was experiencing difficulties with ammunition Photo: PRIGOZHIN'S PRESS SERVICE

The leader of the Wagner mercenary group offered to reveal the location of Russian troops in Ukraine in exchange for the withdrawal of Kiev troops from the besieged city of Bakhmut, according to an allegedly leaked top-secret document.

Yevgeny Prigozhin repeatedly approached the Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate with an offer, as it seemed that his troops will not be able to capture the city of Donetsk region, according to the Washington Post.

Kiev rejected the offer because its officials did not trust Prigozhin, a known ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and considered his offer to be insincere.

Details of the approach were revealed in an assessment of one major leak of classified materials from the United States via a social media platform. Discord networks.

A high price

US intelligence reported several meetings between Prigozhin and Ukrainian intelligence officers, including meetings in Africa, where Wagner provides security for a number of governments.

The Wagner leader reportedly expressed dismay at the high price his mercenaries had paid in leading Russia's quest to capture Bakhmut, the bloodiest and longest battle since the start of the war.

According to one document, Prigozhin told Ukrainian officers that Russian the military is experiencing difficulties with the supply of ammunition, and called on Kiev to strike at Moscow. strength stronger.

He also advised Kiev to launch an offensive towards the border with Crimea, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, at a time when the morale of Russian troops was low.

Moscow accuses Moscow of a slow advance of mercenary forces.

The alleged intelligence leak appeared on At the same time, Prigozhin was involved in a public spat with the Russian Ministry of Defense over the alleged lack of support for his mercenaries in Bakhmut.

The businessman known as «Putin's chef» due to for his lucrative food contracts with the Kremlin, he repeatedly accused Moscow of slowing his troops down due to a lack of supplies, including artillery shells and armored vehicles.

Prigozhin, who promised to capture Bakhmut by May 9, was just in time Russian offensive on Victory Day celebrations, recently threatened to withdraw his troops unless he was offered more help.

A lack of communication between Wagner and Russia's conventional forces at Bakhmut last week reportedly allowed Ukraine to breach Moscow's defenses. defensive lines on the southwestern outskirts of the city.