Russia's defence ministry withheld ammunition from Wagner forces at Bakhmut in March 2023.
Unresolvable Claimed by Wagner Group on 6 March 2023.
The statement
Prigozhin said he had written about the urgent need for ammunition at Bakhmut, that his representative's pass to the operational headquarters had been cancelled, and accused the defence ministry of withholding shells.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2023-03-06) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-tzsz and ev-20261027-fb6s carry Prigozhin's complaints of withheld ammunition only as his statements, and Ukraine's military disputed the shortage; the record has no independent evidence on deliveries to Wagner. |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-60yn, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-60yn/