Fighters of the Wagner paramilitary group won’t signal contracts with the Russian Protection Ministry, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin mentioned, countering an effort by the ministry in Moscow to combine the mercenaries within the atypical military.
Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday ordered all “volunteer detachments” on the entrance within the Ukraine struggle to signal contracts with the Protection Ministry by July 1, so as to enhance the effectiveness of the military.
He didn’t particularly point out Wagner, however the troopers are ceaselessly known as “volunteer assault detachments.”
In response to that, Prigozhin posted a press release on Telegram on Sunday saying that “Wagner won’t signal any contracts with Shoigu.”
Prigozhin cited as the explanation for his refusal that the Russian navy can not maintain as much as the effectivity of his group, due to “Shoigu’s incapacity to correctly handle the navy formations.” However the Wagner boss added that in common his group was “fully subordinate” to the pursuits of Russia and the commander in chief.
He additionally mentioned that if the order was adopted, the Russian military won’t present the group with arms and ammunition.
Prigozhin has repeatedly attacked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s high navy brass for what he casts as treachery for failing to struggle the struggle in Ukraine correctly and he repeatedly accused the Kremlin’s excessive command of withholding ammunition from Wagner forces combating in Bakhmut, which has seen a number of the fiercest fight of the struggle.
