On February 6, head of the Wagner Group Evgeny Prigozhin released a video showing his combat flight on Su-24 fighter jet. In the video, Prigozhin, in the place of the co-pilot, addresses the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky:
Vladimir Alexandrovich (Zelensky), we landed, bombed Bakhmut. Tomorrow I will get into the MIG-29. If you wish, let’s meet in the sky. If you win, take Artemovsk (Bakhmut). If not, we will go to the Dnieper river.
Mr Prigozhin threw down the glove, calling on the Ukrainian President to personally fight for the city of Bakhmut. In his turn, Zelensky is unlikely to pick up the gauntlet. This was the last chance for the Kiev regime to save control of the city.
Earlier, Yevgeny Prigozhin had called on Ukrainian President to “fight to the end” for the city of Bakhmut. His words were cited by his press service in the telegram channel:
“Many people are asking you to withdraw troops from Bakhmut. Don’t do that. Artemovsk is the main event of this war. We have to fight on. You will show cowardice. You will no longer be respected,” Prigozhin said. “The Ukrainian people will not forgive you if you surrender in Artemovsk to a private military structure. Resist. Fight to the end.”
