Key takeaways:
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russian mercenary group Wagner, accused the Russian military of “destroying” his fighters.
- The Russian Defense Ministry quickly issued a statement saying Prigozhin’s accusations “do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation.”
- Prigozhin has previously lashed out at Russia’s military, but this is the first time he has accused them of destroying his fighters.
On Friday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, accused the Russian military of “destroying” his fighters. Prigozhin, sometimes referred to as “Putin’s chef”, is also known for running the troll farms that caused havoc in the 2016 election. He vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership and asked that no one offer resistance.
In response, the Russian Defense Ministry quickly issued a statement saying Prigozhin’s accusations “do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation.”
The Wagner group is a large Russian military contractor that has been involved in various global hotspots where Russia is involved. It is unclear what prompted Prigozhin’s accusations, but it is clear that something serious is going on.
Prigozhin has previously lashed out at Russia’s military, but this is the first time he has accused them of destroying his fighters. It remains to be seen how the Russian government will respond to Prigozhin’s accusations.
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