Posted on 03/11/2023 10:51:30 AM PST by Cronos
-- Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, said the Kremlin has completely stopped talking to him.
-- Prigozhin claims he was cut off after revealing that his troops in Ukraine are running out of ammunition.
-- The Wagner boss said he's been desperately trying to get more supplies but has been ignored.
The head of Russia's infamous Wagner Group mercenary organization claims that the Kremlin has cut off contact with him.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, known for years to be a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said in a Thursday message on his Telegram channel that all of his direct lines to the Kremlin have stopped responding. This was after he complained on Sunday that the Russian government isn't giving his fighters in Ukraine enough ammunition.
"To get me to stop asking for ammunition, all the hotlines to office, to departments, etc., have been cut off from me," Prigozhin said, per a translation from CNN.
"But the real humdinger is that they've also blocked agencies from making decisions," Prigozhin added, per CNN.
Prigozhin has over the last week pleaded for the Kremlin to give his troops more ammunition, complaining about a "shell hunger."
"I'm knocking on all doors and sounding the alarm about ammunition and reinforcements, as well as the need to cover our flanks," he said in a statement on Monday, per Reuters.
"If everyone is coordinated, without ambition, screw-ups and tantrums, and carries out this work, then we will block the armed forces of Ukraine. If not, then everyone will be screwed," he added, according to Reuters.
The Russian press service Concord on Sunday also published a letter from Prigozhin, where he claimed that the ammunition promised to his troops never arrived. He blamed this logistical failure, without naming anyone, on "bureaucracy or betrayal."
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So will the Wagner bunch turn against Russia?
Tough nutsski…
Prigozhin has failed to win. he is unable to prevail. He is thus a loser.
Unable to accept the reality of being a loser, he seeks to place the blame elsewhere.
Ironically, the reason he was a loser is because the Russians are greater losers. In effect the loser is blaming losers for the loss
What native russian uses the word “humdinger”? And further in a proper context?
Ooh, sorry!
What he doesn’t talk about is that Central Bakhmut is in the process of being liberated by Russia.
How do you say “humdinger” in Russian?
Russia is losing. Good.
That maybe the Russian translation of one of their slang words.
Sounds to me like the Russian army is running out of ammo and they are cutting out the Wagners.
What has become apparent is that the Russians can’t cross a small river and lack the wherewithal to accomplish the envelopment.
They seem to know how but can’t get the job done
If Wagner is cut off from supplies, not in communication with their Russian employers, and not under control of the Russian army, why not just leave?
“What has become apparent is that the Russians can’t cross a small river and lack the wherewithal to accomplish the envelopment.”
They got there 2 days ago, and crossed it last night. So keep up!
This is all disinfo to keep the “Russia is at the end of the line” speculation going
No. More likely a turn against Putin.
It’s been 7, nearly 8 months in which the supposed 2nd strongest military in the world has been in the process of capturing a small town, while losing thousands of Russian troops
“It’s been 7, nearly 8 months in which the supposed 2nd strongest military in the world has been in the process of capturing a small town, while losing thousands of Russian troops”
You still don’t get their strategy, but that’s ok. It’ll make sense later.
That’s odd because:
Wagner Group steps up recruitment efforts throughout Russia
Story doesn’t ring true. Difficult to imagine a commander publicly criticizing Moscow and living very long after.
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