Prigozhin’s acrimonious relations with the military brass date back to Wagner’s creation in 2014. During the war in Ukraine, he has publicly accused some top Russian military officials …
KYIV, Ukraine — The owner of Russia’s Wagner military contractor threatened Friday to withdraw his troops next week from the protracted battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, accusing Moscow’s military command of starving his forces of ammunition.
“These are someone’s fathers and someone’s sons,” Prigozhin says. “The scum that doesn’t give us ammunition will eat their guts in hell.” “The blood is still fresh,” he says, pointing to the bodies behind him. “They came here as volunteers and are dying so you can sit like fat cats in your luxury offices.”
Wagner has spearheaded the struggle for Bakhmut, the war’s longest — and likely bloodiest — battle. U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday the U.S. estimates that nearly half of the 20,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine since December were Wagner fighters in Bakhmut.For the Ukrainian side, Bakhmut has become an important symbol of resistance to Russia’s invasion.
If Prigozhin did pull Wagner’s troops out of Bakhmut, it would have serious implications, Michel said.
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