Wagner Group Leadership in Disarray Amid 'Significant' War Losses
The leader of the Wagner Group was locked in a spat with a nationalist rival as the Russian mercenary organization continued to suffer heavy losses in Ukraine, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
An ISW report published on Thursday states that Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin had recently been in an "altercation" with former Russian army commander Igor Girkin, highlighting "competition among Russian nationalist groups for political influence in Russia."
Girkin accused Prigozhin of "deliberately misconstruing" criticism of his political ambitions as an attack on the Wagner Group forces fighting in Ukraine. Girkin also accused Prigozhin of diverting personnel to Africa and Syria "instead of deploying his mercenaries to win the war in Ukraine."
The Wagner Group leader reportedly shot back by denying that he has any political ambitions and claiming that "his team attempted to bribe Girkin in an effort to silence his criticism of Wagner forces."
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