The head of the Wagner group accuses a Russian unit of having attacked his men

The boss of the Wagner paramilitary organization He affirmed on Monday that he had captured a Russian officer whose unit had allegedly attacked his men, a new example of the tensions between that armed group and the regular forces.

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“He may 17thmen from the (Russian) Ministry of Defense were seen mining the roads behind the units’ positions Wagner”Yevgeny Prigozhin said, according to his press service, in a report addressed to that ministry.

“The fighters of Wagner who proceeded to clear the mine were attacked by shots coming from the positions of the Ministry of Defense”according to the same source.

“There is an ongoing investigation and various facts cannot be made public, but I am putting here this initial report and video evidence of what really happened there.”said Prigozhin, who is in open conflict with the Russian regular army command.

The head of Wagner also released the video of the interrogation of a Russian officer, arrested, who introduces himself as “commander of the 72nd motorized brigade, lieutenant colonel Roman Vinevitenov”.

In this video, the man confesses that he “attacked” the units Wagnerand acted “in a state of intoxication, guided by personal animosity”.

Saturday, Yevgeny Prigozhinwho frequently criticizes the military staff of the Russian army, accused him of “giving up” territories in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine and affected in recent days by intense bombardments and attacks on the ground.

Source: Elcomercio

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