Prigozhin: Russian Defense Ministry launched rocket strikes on Wagner Group

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin says the Russian Defense Ministry launched a rocket strike on a Wagner camp. He posted video footage reportedly showing the aftermath of the attack.

“A rocket strike was carried out on Wagner Group camps. There are many victims. According to the fighters who witnessed the strike, it came from the rear, meaning it was launched by troops with the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation,” Prigozhin said.

The tycoon reports that “a huge number of fighters were killed” and that Wagner Group will make a decision in the near future about “how to respond to this atrocity.”

“They deceived us despicably and tried to deprive us of the possibility of defending our homes. We were ready to make concessions to the Defense Ministry, to surrender our weapons, and to find a solution about how we’ll continue to defend our country. But that scum wouldn’t calm down. Today, seeing that we aren’t broken, they decided to launch rocket attacks on our rear camps,” Prigozhin added. 

Prigozhin also suggested that the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu ordered attacks on Wagner positions to avoiding explaining why he “fled like a coward from Rostov.” Reports that Shoigu was in Rostov-on-Don appeared on social media on June 23. They have not been officially confirmed. “This creature will be stopped,” said of Shoigu.