Wagner Company leader Yevgeny Prigozhin scoffed at the Kremlin's reports of big wins in Ukraine. He dismissed the tally as "wild and absurd science fiction," further antagonizing the Kremlin. But in a Monday statement from his press service, Prigozhin dismissed the Kremlin's tally as "wild and absurd science fiction." "Therefore, I believe that this is simply wild and absurd science fiction," said Prigozhin. Ukraine's and Russia's Defense Ministries did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

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