Chairman of the Wagner Group, Evgeny Prigozhinblamed the Russian Army this Friday to bombard their positions Ukraine private military company and promised to punish the criminal.
“Today, those who killed our children, who killed thousands and tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished,” Prigozhin asked on Telegram, where he asked the Defense Ministry forces. that they did not resist Wagner because otherwise they are “immediately deleted”.
But Russia’s Ministry of Defense has reassured that information published this Friday about an alleged attack is not correct. “All messages and videos spread on social networks on behalf of Prigozhin about the alleged attack by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the Wagner camps it does not correspond to the truth and is an informative provocation“, reported the Russian military portfolio.
Moreover, The Russian Federal Service opened a criminal case against Prigozhin for incitement to armed rebellion. with their accusations. “The accusations spread on behalf of Prigozhin are baseless. In connection with these statements, the Federal Security Service of Russia opened a criminal case for calling for an armed insurrection,” the National Anti-Terrorism Committee reported. TASS news agency.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured the Russian President. Vladimir Putinaware The Interfax news agency reported that the situation around Prigozhin was summed up without further details.
The ministry said in a statement, The Russian Armed Forces “continue to carry out combat missions on the line of contact with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the field of special military operations”, Moscow’s euphemism for the war on Ukrainian soil.
Attack on the training ground
Previously, a Telegram channel of the mercenary organization “missile attack on training grounds Wagner” and this had left “many victims”. The message emphasizes “The coup (…) was delivered by soldiers from the Russian Ministry of Defense”.
In addition, the Wagner Group warned: They have as many as 25,000 paramilitaries in their ranks and they will “learn why this chaos is happening”., they guarantee it’s “correct”. “We must put an end to this disgrace,” the organization said. Defense Minister promises to “stop” Sergei Shoigu.
According to Prigozhin, “Minister Shoigu cowardly fled (…) At 9:00 pm, he fled, not explaining why he raised a helicopter to destroy the fighters, why he launched missile attacks. This creature will be stopped.” said Group post on social media.
The leadership of the Wagner Group, which fought on the side of Russia in the war in Ukraine, was revealed. Criticism of Russian military officials and Minister Shoigu, who was accused, among other things, of lack of supplies and ammunition during the battle of Bakhmut.
Prigozhin assured on the same Friday that the Russian oligarchy and the Ministry of Defense pressured President Vladimir Putin to attack Ukraine, and that his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, was never the threat they were selling.