2023-06-05 12:12:20
War in Ukraine
Wagner Group leader accuses Russian unit of assaulting his men
Yevgueni Prigojine even declared that a lieutenant-colonel confesses to having “attacked” Wagner, adding that he acted “in a state of intoxication, guided by personal animosity”.
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Evgueni Prigojine also broadcast the video of the interrogation of a Russian officer, taken prisoner, who admits “having attacked” Wagner “in a state of intoxication, guided by personal animosity”.
via REUTERS
The head of the paramilitary organization Wagner said on Monday that he had taken a Russian officer prisoner, whose unit allegedly attacked his men, yet another illustration of the tensions between this armed group and the regular forces of the Kremlin.
“On May 17, men from the Russian Ministry of Defense were seen carrying out roadmining behind the positions of Wagner units,” wrote Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to his press service, in a report addressed to to this ministry. “The Wagner fighters who cleared the mines came under fire from Ministry of Defense positions.”
“An investigation is ongoing and several facts cannot be made public, but I put here this initial report and video evidence of what really happened there,” said Yevgeny Prigozhin, in open conflict with the command of the Russian regular army, in an audio message accompanying the text.
“Blind drunk”
Wagner’s boss also released the video of the interrogation of a Russian officer, taken prisoner, who presents himself as “commander of the 72nd motorized brigade, Lieutenant-Colonel Roman Vinevitenov”. In this video, the man confesses to having “attacked” Wagner, adding that he acted “in a state of intoxication, guided by personal animosity”.
“The Wagner fighters who carried out the mine clearance were attacked by fire from the positions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.”
Evgueni Prigojine, boss of the Wagner group
On Saturday, Yevgueni Prigojine, who regularly criticizes the military staff of the Russian army, had accused the latter of “ceding” territories in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine and hit in recent days by d heavy shelling and ground attacks. He also said he was ready to send his units to defend “Russian territories, which “are in fact being conquered”.
The day before, he had assured that Wagner’s troops had left “99%” Bakhmout, in eastern Ukraine, and ceded their positions to the regular army, following claiming the capture of the city on May 20. .
(AFP)
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