Soledar: 'Putin's Chef' Humiliated by His Own Side After Bragging of Wagner Victory

Source: Daily Beast

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‘Putin’s Chef’ Humiliated by His Own Side After Bragging of Wagner Victory

The notorious mercenary boss’ claims were contradicted by Russia’s own Defense Ministry.

Allison Quinn
News Editor
Updated Jan. 11, 2023 7:55AM ET Published Jan. 11, 2023 7:44AM ET

The Kremlin finally seems to be trying to take Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin down a notch after the businessman has spent months using his band of mercenaries and ex-convicts to steal the spotlight in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

A simmering feud between Prigozhin’s outfit and the regular Russian army spilled out into the open Wednesday, as Russia’s Defense Ministry publicly rebuffed claims made by “Putin’s chef” about a Wagner win in Ukraine’s Donetsk region.

In an announcement late Tuesday, Prigozhin gleefully claimed his men had taken control of a salt mine town that Russian forces are hoping to use as a stepping stone to gain control of the highly coveted city of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian stronghold for months.

“Wagner units have taken control of all the territory of Soledar,” Prigozhin said through his press service. “I want to emphasize that no units other than the Wagner fighters took part in the assault on Soledar,” he said.

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