Where Prigozhin’s mercenaries are going now – and what gold mining rights have to do with it

Bachmut According to the Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, he has started withdrawing his Wagner troops from the ruined city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine – and it would have been surprising if he had done it quietly. In a video interview, the warlord in the service of the Kremlin took stock of his involvement in Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine. As was to be expected, it became a verbal all-round blow.

According to the motto “Many enemies, much honor”, the mercenary leader praises the Ukrainian armed forces beyond measure. Russia has clearly missed its declared goal of demilitarizing Ukraine. Exactly the opposite has been achieved: “The Ukrainian army has become one of the strongest in the world.” The Russian troops are also responsible for this, because their “unprofessionalism” made the Ukrainians strong in the first place.