The head of the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary group that has seen much of the toughest fighting in Ukraine, on Friday accused Russia of killing thousands of fighters and vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership.
, “on charges of armed mutiny” after he vowed to stop the “evil” of the military leadership.
“Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished. I ask that no one offer resistance,” Prigozhin said in a series of audio messages on his official Telegram channel. The two top leaders of the powerful U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia, and Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Florida, on Friday night called developments involving opposing factions of Russian fighters"significant."Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
"We are closely monitoring what appears to be a significant internal conflict among Russian forces," the duo said."We are in touch with the Intelligence Community and Administration as this situation unfolds.” Countries that relied on Ukraine for crops like wheat and beets are seeing shortages after months of war. Egypt and other nations on the African continent are going to see food costs "skyrocket" as a result. Donor nations should step up to provide relief, says Lester Munson, principal international and trade consultant at BGR Group.
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