After the complaints of the head of Wagner Prigozhin about the lack of ammunition and its non-continuous flow, Putin instantly fired the responsible General who was in charge of supplying the Russian forces in Ukraine.
Russian General Mikhail Mizinchev, deputy defense minister responsible for the logistics of Russian forces in Ukraine, was summarily dismissed.
Mizinchev has held his post since September 24, 2022, following the dismissal of General Bulgakov.
4 Ukrainian brigades were trapped in and around Bakhmut with the risk of total annihilation
According to a Russian officer, "two cauldrons" (as he calls them) have been formed in Bakhmut, in which Ukrainian soldiers of the 120th, 127th, 225th and 241st brigades, mixed with mercenaries, are trapped. If they come back, it will only be in black bags", he declares.
The Russian reports that the presence of the Ukrainian head of operations headquarters in Bakhmut was not intended to raise the morale of the Ukrainian forces, but to release them.
"The Ukrainians will try at any cost to withdraw from the Russian encirclement, whatever significant forces they can, even though Bakhmut has now become a 'holy city for Zelensky,'" he said.
For the commander of the ground forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Surskou, the situation is tragic and terribly difficult.
"The Russian army broke through the first line of defense of the Ukrainian army north of Khromov, but the Russians have not yet entered the settlement, as part of the trench system is still under Ukrainian control," independent sources said.
In the summary of the report of the Ukrainian General Staff for April 25, it was mentioned that "the conduct of offensive operations by the Ukrainian army in the direction of the Bogdanovka, Khromov and Kletsheska regions", but all of them failed with many losses.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, said that Ukrainian soldiers and soldiers will not have a chance to surrender.
This decision was taken after Ukrainians allegedly shot the wounded Russian mercenary.
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in a report for April 25 essentially confirmed the attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to regain control in the area northwest of Bakhmut, without success.
The US analyst said the Ukrainian attack was carried out "probably to relieve pressure on the supply line after the capture of Chromovo".
A geolocation video released the same day shows Ukrainian troops attacking Russian positions north of the O-0504 Khromovo-Chasov Yar highway.
However, as ISW experts admit, "the Ukrainian counterattack was unsuccessful."
In a conversation of members of the 93rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, there are complaints about Russian "smart bombs".
According to Ukrainian sources, the Ukrainian attack on Russian positions in the Khomov region was carried out by motorized infantry units of the 92nd and 93rd brigades, as well as special forces of the Ukrainian military intelligence service.
They were joined by the remnants of the disbanded units of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"NATO countries completed the training and equipped more than 9 brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," said NATO Secretary General G.Stelteberg.
The NATO Secretary General also said that 98% of the promised aid had already been delivered to Ukraine, including 230 tanks, 1,550 armored vehicles and a huge amount of ammunition.
Any Ukrainian attack will almost certainly determine the future of the war and the start of talks on the fate of Ukrainian territories in the Donbass.
