‘Cocky Idiot’: Wagner’s Men Spill Messy Secrets of Russian Mutiny

While the future of the Wagner mercenary group hangs in the balance following Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s attempted mutiny in Russia, fissures are emerging within Wagner Group itself over whether Prigozhin is worth following anymore.

“My comrades and I fought for the country, not for some cocky idiot and his personal ambitions,” Roman, a former Wagner fighter, told The Moscow Times, referring to Wagner boss Prigozhin.

Vlad, another former Wagner mercenary, criticized Prigozhin’s willingness to ask his fighters to launch a revolt against Russia and turn on their own. He told the outlet that on June 24, the day of the attempted mutiny, he kept asking himself one question: “Will I be able to shoot my comrades?”

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