The founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, weighed in on a video in which the company’s artillery units appealed to the Russian Ministry of Defense to regulate ammunition supplies. Prigozhin stated that his fighters did not discredit the ministry in any way. He added that he had bypassed all known Moscow offices to secure ammunition for the PMCs and was ready to continue doing so even if it meant imprisonment for discrediting the military. The information came from the Telegram channel Prigozhin’s Press Service.
On February 16, a video surfaced showing four gunmen claiming that their unit had completely cut off the ammunition supply. One participant suggested that solving the ammunition issue would influence the entire trajectory of the war.
Prigozhin confirmed that the men in the video were indeed members of Wagner PMC units. He also noted that his appeals had yielded results. In particular, Apty Alaudinov, the commander of the Akhmat detachment who was hospitalized after a poisoning incident, donated 28 120 mm mines and 40 anti-tank shells to Wagner.
Former American mercenary Peter Reed was discussed in connection with a reported incident in Artemovsk. The New York Times published footage related to Reed’s death. The report described the ex-sailor as having traveled to Ukraine voluntarily and assisting an injured civilian with a group of humanitarian workers in the Artyomovsk region on February 2, with allegations that he was targeted and struck in a follow-up blow.
The events continued to unfold with a shooting video published on February 16, further illustrating the ongoing tensions surrounding ammunition supply and battlefield dynamics.