Wagner head offered to reveal Russian troop locations to Ukraine: Report
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Wagner’s soldiers have been at the forefront of a bloody Russian offensive to take the city of Bakhmut.
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WASHINGTON - Mr Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary force, offered to reveal the position of Russian troops to the Ukrainian government, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing leaked US intelligence documents.
Wagner’s soldiers have been at the forefront of a bloody Russian offensive to take the city of Bakhmut.
In exchange for Ukraine withdrawing its soldiers from the area, Mr Prigozhin in January offered to tell its intelligence service the positions of Russian forces, the Post reported.
The paper said Ukraine rejected the offer.
Mr Prigozhin, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has publicly threatened to withdraw his mercenaries from the area around Bakhmut, where they are at the vanguard of the Russian offensive, unless they receive much-needed ammunition.
He said last Tuesday in an audio message that he and his men would be regarded as traitors if they abandoned the area.
The Post reported Mr Prigozhin’s offer came through his contacts with Ukraine’s intelligence service.
The White House did not immediately respond to questions about the offer.
The report is based on secret United States documents leaked to the group-chat platform Discord. REUTERS
