Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, said that his troops had begun receiving additional supplies of ammunition after a public row with Russia's top army brass
"Today at 6 am, it was announced that the shipment of ammunition has started," Prigozhin said in a statement on Telegram.
"Most likely, the ball is now rolling. So far, it's all on paper, but, as we were told, the principal documents have already been signed." A onetime catering entrepreneur who once shunned the public spotlight, Prigozhin has assumed an more public role since the start of the war in Ukraine a year ago, with his Wagner Group spearheading Russia's months-long battle for the town of Bakhmut in Ukraine's Donetsk region.
In recent days, a long-standing feud with Russia's military bosses escalated dramatically, with Prigozhin claiming that officials were denying Wagner ammunition out of personal animus to him.
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