"Closer to Putin": Analysts said that the Wagner group and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have won the conflict
This is evidenced by the fact that the Ministry of Defense recognizes the participation of "Wagnets" in the battle for Soledar. So analysts from the American Institute for War Study (ISW) are considered. The new report states that Prigogine and the Ministry of Defense of Russia are equally trying to undermine each other's reputation. Moreover, the head of "Wagnerivtsi" refuses to recognize the participation of regular troops of the Russian Federation in the battle for Bakhmut.
Analysts believe that Yevgeny Prigogin is trying to use some successes in the Soledar of his mercenaries as a tool of bidding to raise his authority in Russia and to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moreover, according to experts, the Wagner group has already received a reputation as a decisive participant in the war against Ukraine.
"The next mention of the Russian Defense Ministry of Wagner forces in response to public resonance indicates a significant" victory "of Prigogine, which will strengthen it as a decisive participant in this war," the report said. At the same time, the report states that Russian troops continued the offensive actions in the area of Soledar, Bakhmut, Avdiivka.
Earlier, Focus wrote that the Armed Forces fighter urged not to believe the propaganda of the Russian Federation about the seizure of Soledar. According to the commander of a separate tactical group of air intelligence, in one of the parts of the city where the artillery shootout is conducted, the Ukrainian military managed to push the enemy. It was also reported that the Armed Forces stated that the "Wagnets" were trapped in Soledar.