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Russia’s military brass accused of ‘treason’ by Wagner chief

A mural depicting the logo of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group [File: Andrej Cukic/EPA-EFE]

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the mercenary company Wagner, has accused Russia’s top military leaders of high treason after alleging they held back much-needed ammunition for the fight in Ukraine and declined to provide air support.

Prigozhin’s Wagner Group is spearheading the battle for the town of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

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