The comments come amid a bitter standoff with the Russian Defence Ministry. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - The head of Russia’s powerful mercenary Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Tuesday he was “not sure” if his men would continue to fight in Ukraine amid a bitter standoff with the Defence Ministry after capturing the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.His fighters have proved themselves to be among Russia’s most effective in Ukraine despite suffering huge losses.
Wagner fighters have also fought in Africa and the Middle East, where they still have some contracts. It cast the move as a step towards greater integration designed to increase the combat potential and effectiveness of such groups within the regular army and spoke of “unified approaches” to military tasks.
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