Prigozhyn's mutiny causes no changes on the battlefield - Ukrainian Armed Forces
Photo: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhny (Facebook com)
The suppression of the Wagner PMC fighters and their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has not brought any noticeable changes on the battlefield, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhny, in an interview with The Washington Post.
Zaluzhny stated that Prigozhin’s forces left the front line after claiming to have taken Bakhmut a month ago. Therefore, there have been no significant changes on the battlefield due to the Wagner mercenaries’ rebellion.
“We didn’t feel that their defense got weaker somewhere or anything,” said the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
After the failed coup attempt involving Prigozhin, some of his mercenaries were transferred to Belarus. Journalists asked Zaluzhny if the Ukrainian military would have to consider a new threat from the northern border.
“I have a lot of fears, and Wagner is among them‚” Zaluzhny said. “And they’re not the only ones. If we start talking about it now, my head will spin. … Our task is to prepare for the worst and most possible scenarios. And we will try to minimize the possible consequences of what could be,” he said.
Failed Prigozhin’s rebellion
Over the weekend, the leader of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, attempted an uprising in Russia. His mercenaries set off for Moscow but failed to reach it.
After negotiations with the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Lukashenko, the leader of the Wagner group, stated that he was deploying his forces and allegedly heading to Belarus.
However, there is no official confirmation that Prigozhin and some of the Wagner mercenaries are in Belarus.
