Yevgeny Prigozhin says scores of his fighters were killed and warns he will ‘destroy’ anyone who resists
The Wagner mercenary chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has claimed that a Russian rocket attack killed scores of his fighters, vowing to take “revenge” in an unprecedented escalation of infighting among Russia’s elite.
In a series of extraordinary audio messages released late on Friday, Prigozhin appeared to declare war on the Russian military leadership.
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