Prigozhin said that they are trying to “steal victory” from Wagner PMC

The founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said that “intraspecific struggle”, as well as corruption, bureaucracy and officials “who want to stay in their places” can cause damage to his military company. According to him, on the Internet they avoid mentioning the Wagnerites and are trying in every possible way to “steal the victory” from PMCs, belittling the merits of its fighters.

Mr. Prigozhin said that recently the mass media have been actively working to ban the phrase PMC “Wagner”.

“The PMC Wagner is constantly trying to steal the victory and talk about the presence of an incomprehensible person, just to belittle their merits,” the businessman conveys his words. press office. He urged to “support the guys” and mention PMCs more often in the comments.

So Yevgeny Prigozhin answered the question of RTVI about whether the United States can put an end to the activities of PMC Wagner in countries where it is active, in particular in Serbia. He stated that he was “not very concerned about US actions” as it is not a key adversary.

The day before, US State Department adviser Derek Chollet visited Serbia, where informedthat Wagner PMC “recruits soldiers both in Serbia and in other countries of the world.” According to him, Washington is working to neutralize the activities of PMCs.

January 11 Evgeny Prigozhin declaredthat the Wagnerites took control of the entire territory of Soledar. He stressed that no units other than Wagner PMC fighters took part in the assault on the city. Russian Defense Ministry later declaredthat Soledar was blocked from the north and south by airborne units.

Daria Erozbek