Russia’s Wagner Group could soon be on its way out as the military is looking to find another private army that would be more compliant.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin is looking for another private army to take over from the mercenary Wagner Group in Ukraine after repeated clashes with its outspoken founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, British officials said.
Prigozhin has been openly feuding with and criticizing Russia’s military brass for months, even accusing them of “treason” for failing to supply his fighters with sufficient ammunition. Prigozhin has stepped up efforts to recruit tens of thousands of new fighters to replenish Wagner’s ranks that had been severely depleted by months of bloody fighting to capture the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
Wagner’s founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has been clashing with Russia’s military establishment and accused leaders of “treason.”Vladimir Putin’s regime is said to be interested in having mercenaries fight in Ukraine to spare more regular army servicemen.There may also be another, more cynical reason why the Kremlin prefers mercenaries; thousands of inmates are recruited from Russia’s prisons, to do the fighting in Ukraine.