The attacks continue Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader and founder of the private military group Wagner, against the Russian Ministry of Defense. Prime Minister Sergei Shoigu, who has been accused of being a “traitor” on several occasions, is being targeted by the oligarch because he says he does not send military goods to members of the Wagner group. Prigozhin has been attacking the member of the Russian executive for days: “They took our ammunition away while we were on vacation,” he said on February 20. Now the Wagner boss is calling on the citizens to put pressure on the army and politicians so that they send his men the ammunition they need. An unusual call that reflects the figure of tensions between the mercenaries and the Russian General Staff. “Every Russian at his level – without calling anyone to protest – simply said: ‘Give Wagner the ammunition,'” is Prigozhin’s message.
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