Then why is he so angry?
Wagner could quit Bakhmut after angry âKremlin b-----sâ rant
The head of the Wagner mercenary group said he may withdraw his troops from the Russian advance on Bakhmut as he launched a vicious attack on âKremlin b-----sâ over lack of weapons supplies.
The angry rant is the most significant criticism by Yevgeny Prigozhin in his ongoing tug-of-war with the defence ministry, which has exposed in-fighting within the Russian war machine.
Dressed in full military gear and with an automatic rifle in his right hand, Mr Prigozhin was pictured with several dozen fighters behind him as he read out a statement to the defence minister, Vladimir Putin and âthe people of Russiaâ accusing the defence ministry of refusing to send them ammunition because the military were âjealousâ of their success.
âIâm withdrawing Wagner units from Bakhmut because they are doomed to die if they have no ammunition,â he said as he threatened a retreat unless ammunition arrived.
The video was published a few hours after Mr Prigozhin recorded an even more irate tirade while standing in a field littered with about 30 dead bodies - casualties of the day, he said.
âListen to me, f---ing b-----d: These are someoneâs f---ing fathers and sons. And those f---ers who wonât give us ammunition will be eating their intestines in hell,â Mr Prigozhin yelled, addressing top Russian generals.
âShoigu, Gerasmiov, where the f--- is the ammunition? Just look at this!â
Well, his complaints WORKED. Heâs now been placed IN CHARGE of Russian ammunition allocations.