Russia’s Wagner group appeared to climb down on its threat to withdraw from Bakhmut on Sunday after being promised more weapons – as the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned it was “extremely concerned” about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
The mercenary group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday that his fighters, who have spearheaded a months-long assault on the eastern Ukraine city, would pull out after being starved of ammunition and suffering “useless and unjustified” losses.
