Militants associated with Wagner PMCs have begun to return to fight against Ukraine, but they do not pose a tactical threat.
The head of the press service of the Eastern groupings of troops Ilya Yevlash.
According to him, the remnants of those leftovers that remained after the Wagnerites were defeated at the end of spring are returning to Ukraine — early summer”.
Now they are watching
Currently they are recording several cases when former members of PMC Wagner come to leadership or instructor positions. At the same time, Yevlash noted that the Wagnerites no longer pose and will not pose any tactical threat.
The head of the press service of the Eastern Group of Forces also commented on Russia’s deployment of the 25th Army in the east.
— Now its number is more than 17 thousand. They took up their positions near Kremennaya. Their main task — maintain this direction, but the preparedness of these personnel remains at a low level. These military personnel were recruited under contract or transferred from other units, — Yevlash said.
Currently, assault operations are not recorded in this direction, but the occupiers use aviation to compensate for the work of artillery.
On the night of October 1, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 30 attack drones of the type Shahed, 16 UAVs were destroyed.