Wagner's commander is enraged that the Russian brigade 'fled' the Bakhmut region.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of Russian mercenary group Wagner, has accused a Russian brigade of abandoning its position in front-line Bakhmut, allowing Ukraine to seize territory. The remarks are the latest in a series of public criticisms from Prigozhin of Moscow’s Ministry of Defense for the faltering invasion of Ukraine, and, in particular, the failure to capture the city of Bakhmut. Prigozhin said the 72nd brigade “just ran the hell out of there” and that there is a serious risk of encirclement of PMC Wagner in Bakhmut as a result of the failure of the flanks. Prigozhin blamed what he called “internal competition” for reducing supplies to Wagner. Prigozhin said despite pledges made by the Defense Ministry, his men had not been issued with anything like the required ammunition in recent days. He blamed what he called “internal competition” for reducing supplies to Wagner.