The head of the Russian militia Wagner accused the Russian regular army on Friday of having shelled its bases in the rear of the front with Ukraine, provoking “a large number” of victims among his fighters.
“They have carried out shelling, missile shelling, against our rear bases. A large number of our fighters have been killed,” said the militant chief, Yevgeny Prigozhinpromising to “respond” to those attacks, in an audio message broadcast by his press service.
The Russian army denied on Friday that it had shelled the bases of the Russian Wagner militia, highlighting existing tensions among the Moscow forces fighting in the Ukraine.
“The messages and videos spread on social networks by Y. Prigozhin about alleged ‘bombing by the Russian Ministry of Defense against rear bases of the Wagner paramilitary group’ do not correspond to reality and are a provocation“The ministry said in a statement.