Wagner founder 'sends truckload of Champagne' to Ukrainian women

Wagner founder 'sends truckload of Champagne' to Ukrainian women
The sparkling wine, made in the under-seige city of Bakhmut, was given to mark International Women’s Day
By
Joe Barnes,
BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT and
Verity Bowman
6 March 2023 • 3:09pm

Wagner group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin “sent a truckload of Champagne” made in Bakhmut to Ukrainian women to mark International Women’s Day, as his mercenaries appeared on the cusp of victory in the eastern city.

The Kremlin-linked tycoon mockingly signed one case before it was loaded onto a lorry in footage released by his personal press service on the Telegram messaging app.

Wagner captured the Bakhmut Champagne Winery and Siniat enterprise, in the eastern part of the city, in December.

The Telegraph could not immediately verify whether this is where Mr Prigozhin sent the sparkling wine from.

His boastful claim came as Western military analysts said Ukrainian troops were likely conducting a “limited tactical withdrawal” from the besieged salt-mining city in the Donetsk region of the Donbas.

Moscow’s forces captured new positions in eastern, northern and southern parts of Bakhmut on Sunday, Russian military bloggers reported.

It was also claimed that Wagner forces had pushed Ukrainian troops back into the centre of Bakhmut, in a sign that Russian troops are close to encircling the city.

'We are surrounded'

Vladislav, 27, a Ukrainian fighter wounded during recent fighting in Bakhmukt, told The Telegraph: "Now practically all the dominant heights are under their control, so it has become harder to move unnoticed and, in fact, we have already been surrounded from three sides.

"The situation is extremely difficult. Our guys are real lions, fighting for every centimetre of their land."

Despite the difficulty, Vladislav said he believed it was unlikely that Ukrainian forces would be ordered to retreat.

“Without an order to retreat, no one will abandon their positions, but I am 99 per cent sure that this order will not happen,” he said.

“We will fight to the end. Our guys are as motivated as possible and have already gone through everything that is possible.

"At first, they [the Russians] did not save ammunition at all and literally bombarded us with iron, now it has become harder for them and they began to use them more sparingly because they are running low. But it has always been hell, both at the very beginning and now. Now it has become harder, the guys who hold the defence there are real titans."

Much of Bakhmut has been destroyed by Russian attacks CREDIT: AFP/AFPTV via Getty Images
In recent days, Ukrainian troops defending the city against countless human waves of unprepared, poorly-trained Russian troops have complained that they are running out of materiel to continue defending the city.

Mortarmen are rapidly running out of ammunition and having to use weapons dating back to the Second World War, while reconnaissance units no longer have enough drones to provide a critical overview of the battlefield because they are being lost at such a rate, the Kyiv Independent reported.

'We have no support'

"A mortar could be attacking us for three hours, we wait for support, there's no support," said Serhiy, a Ukrainian soldier defending Bakhmut.

"They tell us hang on, you will get support in half an hour to an hour. We wait for seven hours, there's no support," a comrade, also named Serhiy, added.

They both complained that a lack of artillery support and infantry fighting vehicles, like the ones recently donated by the US and Germany, have made their task harder.

Footage analysed by military experts confirmed Ukrainian troops had destroyed a railway bridge over the Bakhmutka River to prevent Moscow's forces from moving further into Bakhmut, after videos of the incident were shared widely on social media.

Ukraine could also be preparing to establish a new frontline on the western bank of the river, according to the latest assessment by the Institute for the Study



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/06/wagner-founder-sends-truckload-champagne-ukrainian-women/

Everything is fair in love and war lol is that not what evil nato always say when they destroy other people countries

Love those Ukraine beauty Russia should marry them all.

Is that what they really need at a time like this?

Chilotem:
Is that what they really need at a time like this?

Good question..

Chilotem:
Is that what they really need at a time like this?

It is obvious that you did not read the report.smh

For what? To shayo and die or to shayo and just live balablue and still die?
Why ll I shayo during war?
Why?

The Russians have a great sense of humour. They have AAA+++ in trolling.

Russia is loosing 500 to 1000 men everyday and they're still advancing everyday, then Ukraine who is loosing 0 to 1 man everyday is retreating everyday....
And don't forget Ukraine now recruiting 16year old into the army, IN the frontline.....
Russia is always loosing while Ukraine is always winning... Cheap lie

Ukraine probably poison the drinks before leaving Bakmut.