Wagner Group owner condemns ‘treason’ of Russian military chiefs

Yevgeny Prigozhin (AP Photo, File)

The owner of the Wagner Group has accused Russia’s defence minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition in an attempt to “destroy” the private military company.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a millionaire with close ties to President Vladimir Putin, in an emotional audio statement released through his spokespeople condemned “direct resistance” from the Russian military “which is nothing other than an attempt to destroy Wagner”.