The Kremlin-aligned paramilitary group's leadership is facing a growing list of setbacks as it struggles to make gains in the Ukraine war.
Wagner mercenaries in January delivered a key victory to Russia in Soledar.
Ukrainian intelligence has now suggested the group could be experiencing widespread illness. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said diseases were spreading throughout the troops, largely comprised of ex-prisoners, in their daily update on Tuesday. Ukraine on Tuesday claimed that troops from the Wagner Group, founded by Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin are suffering from a rise in diseases and infections due to poor hygiene on the battlefield. Prigozhin is an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin .
"All battlefields lack normal sanitary and hygienic conditions. Additionally, winter conditions spread infectious diseases because people huddle together for warmth over long periods of time," he said.
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