

(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) WAGNER PMC FOUNDER, YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN, SAYING: (Russian Defence Minister Sergei) Shoigu! (Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army Valery) Gerasimov! Where the f- is the ammunition? Look at them, f-! (UNINTELLIGIBLE)"Ħ. "We have a 70 percent shortage of ammunition. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) WAGNER PMC FOUNDER, YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN, SAYING (AUDIO OF EXPLETIVES CENSORED AT SOURCE): And those b-, who are not giving us any f- ammunition, will be in hell, munching on their f- insides."ĥ.


These are someone's f- fathers and someone's sons. (POINTS AT BODIES) (SPEAKING TO PERSON FILMING) Film them all."ģ. "These are the guys from Wagner PMC who died today. Here is a translation by Reuters of the video from Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group:ġ. We will be back tomorrow with all the latest updates on Ukraine. Record high water levels threaten to overwhelm a major dam in southern Ukraine and damage parts of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, a Russian official told state news agency TASS.Russian forces have announced the evacuation of 18 towns in occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine which lie in the path of an anticipated counter-offensive.In his most outspoken criticism of the Kremlin so far, Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video on Thursday night that the group lacked 70pc of the ammunition that they needed, and appealed directly to defence minister Sergei Shoigu and the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.The head of the Wagner mercenary group has said he may withdraw his troops from the Russian advance on Bakhmut as soon as May 10, as he launched a vicious attack on “Kremlin b-s” over lack of weapons supplies.There were also reports that those working for the occupation administration were told to stay at home “in case of explosions”. The exiled mayor of the occupied Ukrainian town of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, said there was “panic” in Melitopol, with long lines at petrol stations. "Parents and children, disabled people and hospital patients will be given priority and moved further away from the front line." He said residents of the north of the region, including the town of Enerhodar that hosts a major nuclear power station, are encouraged to leave for safer areas: Mr Balitsky said in a statement that Ukrainian forces intensified shelling of the area in recent days. Yevgeny Balitsky, Russia-appointed head of the Zaporizhzhia region, announced an evacuation of residents from 18 towns close to the front line on Friday afternoon. Russian forces have announced the evacuation of occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine which lie in the path of an anticipated counter-offensive.
