Leader Wagner: Defense elites mislead Russians about war progress
The head of the mercenary army Wagner accuses the Russian Defense Ministry of lying about the progress of the fighting in Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin complained in an audio message that Ukrainians are much more successful than Russians are said to be. “They are misleading the Russian people.”
Prigozhin is fighting Ukraine with his own troops and has long been on a collision course with the Defense Ministry, which would not provide him with sufficient support. He said the Ukrainians have invaded several villages and underlined the lack of weapons and ammunition. “Huge areas have simply been handed over to the enemy.”
Situation on Wednesday 21 June
It leader of Wagner’s mercenary army accuses the Russian Defense Ministry of lying about the progress of the fighting in Ukraine.
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