Wagner Mercenary Chief's Expletive-Laden Tirade Against Russian Military Leadership Amid Intensifying Fighting in Southern Ukraine.

The head of private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has blamed the deaths of dozens of his fighters in Russia's war with Ukraine on a lack of support from Moscow. In a video posted on Telegram, Prigozhin called out Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the Russian armed forces Gen. Valery Gerasimov, accusing them of failing to provide the necessary ammunition. Wagner has taken on a growing role in the Ukraine conflict as Russian forces falter, but its brutal tactics and disregard for the lives of its own soldiers have resulted in high numbers of casualties.