If the information from the Russian Ministry of Defense is correct, it would be a clear sign that the mercenary company that has fought brutal battles in Bahmut for a long time is leaving military operations in Ukraine behind.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the mercenary company Wagner is handing over the rest of its weapons to the Russian army.
This is reported by the Reuters news agency.
Russian Ministry of Defense announced at the end of June, that the Wagner mercenary group will hand over its heavy equipment to the Russian army.
According to a statement published by the Ministry of Defence, Wagner has handed over 2,000 military supplies and more than 2,500 tons of ammunition to the country’s armed forces. If the information in the statement is correct, it would be a clear sign that the mercenary company, which has been fighting brutally for a long time in Bahmut, is leaving hostilities in Ukraine behind permanently.
The handover of the equipment is part of the Russian President’s Vladimir Putin of the conditions set for Russia to drop the charges brought against the company that started the rebellion.
The agreement between Wagner and the Kremlin has a lot of unclear points, Wagner manager Yevgeny Prigozhin to the location. Earlier it was reported that Prigozhin would leave with his troops for Belarus. However, the camps set up for the Wagner forces in Belarus have been empty for the time being.
French newspaper Liberation said on Monday that Prigozhin is still in Moscow. According to the newspaper, Prigozhin has talked with Vladimir Putin.
In the afternoon, the press secretary of the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Putin and Prigozhin had met. However, according to Peskov, the meeting took place five days after Wagner’s attempted armed uprising.
The Kremlin has previously said it does not know Prigozhin’s current whereabouts or attempt to track his movements.
The fate of Wagner’s Middle East and Africa operations and Prigozhin’s other companies is also uncertain for now.