Feb. 21, 2023
The owner of Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has accused Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition in an attempt to “destroy” Wagner. Wagner has unclear legal status due to the prohibition of private military companies under Russian law, and the company has been actively involved in fighting in Ukraine. Prigozhin’s claims could not be independently verified, and there has been no immediate comment from the Russian military. Putin put Gerasimov in direct charge of Russian forces in Ukraine January 2023.
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