Russian ex-deputy defence minister joins Wagner as feud escalates - war bloggers

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Source: Reuters

Russian ex-deputy defence minister joins Wagner as feud escalates - war bloggers

Felix Light
Fri, May 5, 2023 at 4:49 AM EDT·1 min read

(Reuters) - Former Russian deputy defence minister Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev has joined the Wagner Group private militia as a deputy commander, Russian pro-war social media channels reported on Thursday.

In two videos posted by war correspondent Alexander Simonov on Telegram, Mizintsev - clad in Wagner-branded combat gear - was shown visiting a training camp and touring Russian positions in the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut.

The footage coincided with the release of two video statements by Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, who furiously renewed long-standing accusations that the defence establishment was starving his forces of ammunition from jealousy of their success.

While Prigozhin has regularly accused the mainstream military including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu of incompetence, he has singled out individual commanders for praise.

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[Lovie777]

1. Let them wipe each other out.................

[C_U_L8R]

2. Failure has few friends

Have they considered regime-changing themselves?