Russian military forces tried to blow up my males, says Wagner boss Prigozhin

By Reuters:

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with prime military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of making an attempt to blow up his males.

Prigozhin’s Wagner Group troops have largely pulled once more from {the japanese} Ukrainian metropolis of Bakhmut, most of which they captured ultimate month after taking heavy casualties, and handed over their positions to widespread Russian forces.

Prigozhin, writing on Telegram, acknowledged his males had discovered a dozen areas in rear areas the place defence ministry officers had planted quite a few explosive items, along with an entire bunch of anti-tank mines. When requested why the prices had been set, the officers indicated it was an order from their superiors.

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“It was not necessary to plant these charges in order to deter the enemy, as it (the area in question) is in the rear area. Therefore, we can assume that these charges were intended to meet the advancing units of Wagner,” he acknowledged.

None of the prices went off and no person was hurt, he acknowledged, together with: “We assume this was an attempt at a public flogging.”

Russia’s defence ministry was not immediately accessible for comment.

Prigozhin, who generally complained his males weren’t given enough ammunition for the assault on Bakhmut, acknowledged on Wednesday that he had requested prosecutors to investigate whether or not or not senior Russian defence officers had devoted any “crime” sooner than or in the midst of the warfare in Ukraine.