Wagner’s chief Prigozchin repeatedly criticized the conduct of the war. Now he paints a bleak picture of the future in Russia.

MOSCOW – Yevgeny Prigozhin is known for his clear words. For months, the head of the notorious Wagner Group has been ranting about Russia’s military leadership and repeatedly attacking the Ministry of Defense in particular. in one interview The 61-year-old is now back at it. He painted the future of Russia in gloomy colors. Indeed, Prigozhin now sees the danger of revolution.

Prigozhin referred to social inequality, aggravated by the war in Ukraine. While the sons of ordinary civilians returned from the front in coffins, the sons of the elite went about their business and sunbathed outside. Sooner or later there may be unrest: “It could end in a revolution like the 1917 revolution,” Prigozhin said. “The soldiers will rise first, then their families. There are now tens of thousands of relatives of dead fighters. It’s probably hundreds of thousands. You can’t hide that.”

For the first time, Prigozhin gives figures on the losses of the Wagner Group in the Ukraine war

In this context, Prigozhin estimated his losses in the Battle of Bakhmut at about 20,000 fighters, half of whom were conscripts from prisons. It is the first time that President Wagner has commented on the size of the losses incurred by his forces. „I selected 50,000 prisoners, about 20 percent of whom were killed,” Prigozhin said. The fatality rate is similarly high among professional Wagner mercenaries. The information cannot be independently verified. Experts assume that the number of deaths will be even higher. US President Joe Biden spoke of more than 100,000 dead and wounded on the Russian side at the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

In any case, Prigozhin no longer wanted to rule out a Russian defeat in the Ukraine war. „We must prepare for a very serious war.” And in order not to lose, Russia must declare a state of war and switch the economy to the production of ammunition. „We must start a new mobilization,” he said. Everything has to work just for the sake of war.

Prigozhin recalled the numerous defeats of the Russian armed forces, which „pissed their pants” in front of Kiev and in Chersonesos and then fled. The 61-year-old also said he did not start the „special military operation,” but others. Vladimir Putin ordered war on February 24, 2022. At the same time, Prigozhin said that the struggle that had just begun must end.

Prigozhin praises the Ukrainian army as one of the best in the world

Prigozhin again commented on the Kremlin’s warlike goal of „demilitarizing” Ukraine. Today Kiev has more and heavier weapons and combat personnel than before the war. Russia has in fact „militarized” Ukraine. Prigozhin even praised the Ukrainian army as one of the best in the world. They have a high level of organization, a high level of training, a high level of intelligence, and they have different weapons. They work equally successfully with all systems – Soviet or NATO.