Ukraine’s eastern town of Bakhmut is under siege by the Wagner group, a private army working for the Russian government. Head of the group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has complained of a lack of ammunition and blamed it on bureaucratic issues or a possible “betrayal.” In a video uploaded earlier in the week, he claimed that the regular Russian forces depend on them to support the front lines and suggested his troops had been “set up” in case of a Russian loss.

Relations have grown increasingly tense between Wagner and Russia, with Prigozhin saying documents for ammunition had been signed but not shipped. Over the past month, he had publicly expressed his grievances with the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, and Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, for withholding supplies of munitions. He expressed fears of his