The Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin has complained once again that his Wagner Group mercenaries are being denied the ammo they need to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after a costly months-long battle. Prigozhin claimed last week that the city was all but surrounded, only for Ukrainian forces to launch a surprise counter-offensive over the weekend. In a message Sunday on his Telegram channel, Prigozhin said Russia's position around Bakhmut was endangered by a lack of ammunition. “For now, we are trying to figure out the reason: Is it just ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal,” he said. Prigozhin’s attempts to portray Wagner as Russia's most potent fighting force have left him in conflict with regular army chiefs and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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