The head of the Wagner mercenary group has accused Russian military leaders of targeting his troops. Sky's haynesdeborah has the latest. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
In a statement, the Russian defence ministry rejected his claims - describing the allegations as"untrue and an informational provocation".
Local agencies carried a statement where the security service said the mercenary chief's remarks amount to a call to start armed civil conflict in Russia.Sky News analyses Prigozhin videosIn his Telegram clip earlier on Friday, the Wagner chief had dismissed Moscow's core justifications for invading Ukraine last February in what it called a"special military operation".
He also argued that Moscow could have struck a deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the war began. Nonetheless, his latest claims contradict Putin's narrative, with Russian authorities imposing fines and prison terms for those who spread"falsehoods" about the conflict.
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