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Russian mercenary boss accuses top army brass of 'treason', Moscow pushes back

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks out of PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Russak

Outspoken Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched two verbal attacks against top brass on Tuesday, accusing them of depriving his Wagner fighters of munitions in what he called a treasonous attempt to destroy his private military company.

The Russian defence ministry rejected his initial accusations about blocking ammunition as "absolutely untrue". Prigozhin then released a voice message saying this was "tantamount to nothing more than simply spitting at Wagner", reiterating that his men were very short of supplies.

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