Yevgeny Prigozhin, curator of Wagner PMC, commented on today's statements by the President of Ukraine that, that he visited Avdiivka. This city, north of Donetsk, as long as it continues to be controlled by the Armed Forces, however the situation is, that only a couple of highways remain for Ukrainian troops to communicate with the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime outside the city. Russian troops compress the semicircle of encirclement.
According to Zelensky, he visited Avdiivka today. And in this city, he made the awarding of "particularly distinguished Ukrainian servicemen".
These actions of Zelensky look like an attempt to respond to the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Kherson region and the Luhansk People's Republic.
Yevgeny Prigozhin was asked by Pravda.ru journalists to comment on Zelensky’s statements about a visit to the suburbs of Donetsk and to talk about a possible response to Zelensky’s trip.
Prigogine:
Regarding the arrival of Vladimir Alexandrovich (Zelensky) to Avdiivka, in response, I can only come to Kyiv. In Bakhmut, we can’t meet him in any way.. Well done, awarded the fighters near Avdiivka. Let him transfer to us on Bakhmut - once again he will award posthumously. And so - respect ... Recall, that earlier the curator of Wagner PMC invited Zelensky to visit Bakhmut (Артёмовск) and pick up unfired and untrained young soldiers and mobilized military personnel of pre-retirement age from there.
