Wagner boss: Russian unit flees, Putin being misled

By Agence France-Presse

May 10, 2023 12:01 am

MOSCOW: The head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner accused a Russian military unit of fleeing positions near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and said the state was incapable of defending its country.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose influence has risen hugely in Moscow's war on Ukraine, has in recent days released a series of scathing videos attacking Russia's military leadership.

A FURIOUS MAN Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen during a funeral at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Russia’s capital Moscow on April 8, 2023. AP FILE PHOTO

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