that is how Putin’s shut pal works to finance the Russian military – Muricas News

The Reuters information company reported right now (Friday) that Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s ally and head of the “Wagner Group” is working to take over salt and gypsum mines close to town of Akhmat. In keeping with the report, Prigozhin is appearing this manner to assist proceed the monetary financing of the battle in Ukraine.

Prigozhin is among the founders of the Wagner group, which took an vital half within the Russian offensive in japanese Ukraine. The US has beforehand accused the Russian militias of exploiting the pure sources of African international locations resembling Mali, Sudan and different international locations to assist finance the Russian battle in Ukraine. Then again, Russia denied the claims and referred to as them “anti-Russian outrage”.

Ukrainian troopers combating within the space have already acknowledged to the British newspaper “The Guardian” that town has no strategic worth, so it was not clear why Russia is focusing a lot on the world. One of many Ukrainian fighters mentioned that “the one technique I can see at this level is that they need to seize town in order that they'll declare some sort of victory, after the numerous failures on the battlefield.” In keeping with him, we have now observed within the different two weeks a major improve within the variety of demonstrations and shootings, as if they're in a rush to overcome town. It simply signifies that they're beneath stress and endure many defeats.”

In keeping with stories, of the almost 50,000 mercenaries combating within the ranks of the Wagner group, round 4,100 fighters have been killed because the battle started and 10,000 have been wounded. A couple of thousand fighters had been killed within the final month alone, in battles close to town of Akhmat. The White Home mentioned final month that the “Wagner Group acquired a cargo of weapons from North Korea” to assist strengthen Russian forces in Ukraine.

As a reminder, firstly of the week it was reported that the Ukrainian military managed to get rid of on New 12 months’s Eve a whole lot of pro-Russian militants belonging to the “Wagner Group” in a large-scale assault in Mykivka, a suburb of the occupied metropolis of Donetsk in japanese Ukraine. With out taking duty for the assault, the Ukrainian military introduced that 400 Russian troopers had been killed within the incident in Mykivka, which is held by Russian forces.

The professional-Russian authorities introduced that there have been casualties within the assault, however didn't touch upon the figures introduced within the Ukrainian media. In keeping with officers, not less than 63 Russian troopers had been killed when a Ukrainian rocket hit occupied Donetsk, in one of many deadliest single assaults in opposition to Russian forces in Ukraine because the battle started.