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May 5, 2023

Head of Russia's Wagner Group Says He'll Pull Mercenaries from Besieged Ukrainian City
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In Ukraine, the head of the Wagner Group says he will pull his Russian
mercenary forces out of the besieged city of Bakhmut on May 10, after he
blasted Russia's military for failing to provide enough ammunition.
Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a statement Wagner's remaining troops would
withdraw to logistics camps to "lick our wounds."

Meanwhile, the Kremlin has accused the United States of planning what it
said was a drone attack on Wednesday aimed at the official residence of
Russian President Vladimir Putin. The White House dismissed the
allegations as ludicrous.


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