Vladimir Putin’s ‘private army’ chief accuses Russia’s top brass of trying to destroy his Wagner force


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T he leader of Vladimir Putin’s “private army” unleashed an astonishing attack on Russian defence chiefs on Tuesday, accusing them of trying to destroy his mercenary force. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s Wagner group, alleged that the country’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of general staff Valery Gerasimov were depriving his fighters of munitions. “There is simply direct opposition going on,” Prigozhin said in a voice message posted on his Telegram channel. He said it was “an attempt to destroy the Wagner”. He hit out shortly before Putin was due to make a speech setting out aims for...