Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is getting bolder in his attacks on the Russian Ministry of Defense and even on the Kremlin. This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

In particular, he criticized Defense Ministry guidelines for Russian troops in Ukraine that restrict the use of certain electronic devices in the war zone and impose stricter guidelines on appearance standards, including mandatory shaving..

Prigozhin said that “war is a time of active and courageous, and not clean-shaven, handed over phones to a warehouse” and criticized Russian Defense Ministry officials who should “develop along with them (the military at the front - ed.. ) and learn how to effectively kill the enemy and seize territories"

“Prigozhin’s statement was the latest of several aimed at undermining confidence in the MoD and promoting himself as the face of a Russian “special operation” in Ukraine.. Prigozhin's comments reflect a cowboy approach to warfare, not suited to the development and support of an efficient large-scale and disciplined modern army,” the ISW report says..

In addition, Prigozhin directly attacked the presidential administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin and hinted that some officials working there are traitors and want Russia to lose the war in Ukraine..

He also spoke out about the ban on YouTube in Russia and said that some officials in the presidential administration opposed it, because it would undermine their efforts to restart relations between the United States and Russia after losing the war against Ukraine.. He stated that such officials believe the United States will "

“Prigozhin and other high-profile voices in Russia are creating a new space for criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin without fear of punishment,” the ISW report says..

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Recall that the founder of PIK " However, the Kremlin put him in his place by appointing Valery Gerasimov as the head of the troops in Ukraine..