on february 24th, nothing extraordinary happened, but the ministry of defense was trying to deceive the public. laying out openly how the motive for the war was a deceit. brazen words, met hours later by an air strike on this, a wagner camp. the russian military denied they did it. but wagner s forces sprang into ac action, seemingly quite ready and prepared to respond. the question now is what is left of russia s military elite. the special forces decimated during the war that s willing and able to take on wagner. it would be fratricide in the mil
now he s accusing them of abandoning those. that s been confirmed by this russian ministry of defense statement. this is small amounts of territory, flat open spaces around the city changing hands. the second instance we re aware of the last 48 hours. it marks a sea ching in the narrative around bakhmut. that was a place that made its entire focus seen like it might be about to surround. now we re seeing this remarkable change happening. in terms of public display of this unity amongst the military elite, slamming the top brass daily. but it also forms part of the increased uncertainty amongst russian forces as we near what seems to be ukraine s counteroffensive. senior u.s. military official believed shaping operations have begun. you might see some of that in the explosions that appear to be
with not providing them with enough ammunition. nada bashir is joining me in london. what more can you tell us about this video and what a departure it really marked having such a prominent individual criticizing members of the russian government, obviously stopping short of criticizing people himself. and he has been very vocal in his criticism of the military elite in russia in the past and of course now we re learning that he does indeed plan to withdraw his troops on may 10th. that was the warning we had heard earlier in the week. and in that video he essentially displays the bodies of russian fighters, part of the wagner group he claims were killed on the field as a result of the ammunition shortages. he claims wagner group is missing some 70% of the
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i think when you ask the question, as many as of have been, why is putin acting a little differently or strangely? there s the pressures of war and internal politics inside russia. with these withering sanctions that the west is imposing upon him, i do think this group of the military elite. not the oligarchs. not the man on the street. but people with intelligence and military training who know how to run secret operations and keep things quiet, this is why we re not seeing any signs of that. putin, who comes from that background itself, must be worried about what people are thinking. he remembers gorbachev. a lot of them politically aligned. they have the kgb background. this is a question we will continue to ask as the war continues to unfold. steve hall, thank you. we appreciate it. . sure. . alex, back to you. bianna, thanks to you and steve for the analysis. the scores of victims in putin s