The Wagner mercenary group has played a key role in the Ukraine War.
Russia's military may be now trying to take control of Wagner and Prigozhin is having none of it.
The move is widely seen as an effort to bring the Wagner Group under official military control, the BBC reported.
He eventually became known as Putin's Chef before graduating to more consequential affairs and establishing the Wagner mercenary organization.
Wagner has also accused the Russian military of mining the roads the mercenary group used to retreat from Bakhmut.
Persons:
Wagner, Prigozhin, —, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Pankov, Sergei Shoigu, Putin
Organizations:
Service, Wagner Group, BBC, Defense Ministry
Locations:
Ukraine, Russian, Moscow, Africa, Russia's, Syria, Libya, Bakhmut