The Ministry of Defense claims that the Russian occupiers have no problems with ammunition.
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In Russia, there is an ongoing conflict between Wagner's PMC and the Ministry of Defense. In response to a claim by members of a private military company that they are being “shell starved” because they are not being given ammunition, the Ministry of Defense accused Prigozhin's fighters of “attempts to create a split” in the Russian military group fighting in Ukraine.
In a statement released by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the statements of the Wagnerites were called “exalted” and assured that “volunteers and servicemen assault units” receive “everything they need”, including ammunition.
At the same time, the release of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not mention either Prigozhin's name or the name of his PMC, which is recognized as a terrorist organization.
Instead, they said that such incidents are attempts to “introduce a split” in the work of the Russian group and “play only in favor of the enemy”.
As it was reported, in mid-February, Wagner PMC mercenaries recorded several video appeals in which they asked to allocate ammunition to them, and also called on the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to “supply” them with weapons in time. Yevgeny Prigozhin also stated several times that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation does not supply ammunition to the Wagner PMC. He has also repeatedly publicly criticized representatives of the Russian command, as well as the Ministry of Defense in general.
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As reported, < strong>Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov did not support PMK Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin in his information campaign against the Russian Defense Ministry and said that Chechen formations will follow the orders of any commander appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Chechen combat officers have excellent well-coordinated relations with the Ministry of Defense.
Instead, Kadyrov said that he plans to create his own private military company.
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