Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launches verbal attacks against top Russian military leaders, accusing them of depriving his fighters of munitions in Ukraine and calling it a treasonous attempt to 'destroy' his group
Owner of Russian mercenary company accuses Russia's defence minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, saying it amounts to bid to"destroy" the force.The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary outfit has accused Moscow's military chiefs of refusing to supply the group with munitions and seeking to destroy it, saying this amounted to "treason".
"The chief of general staff and the defence minister give out orders left and right not only to not give ammunition to PMC Wagner, but also to not help it with air transport," Prigozhin said in a voice message shared by his press service on Tuesday. Taking Bakhmut would be a major win for Moscow in its nearly year-long offensive in Ukraine, though analysts say its capture would be mainly symbolic as the city holds little strategic value.
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