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2023-02-23 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Prigozhin: Shoigu and Gerasimov do not allocate ammunition for Wagner PMC

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets
Extremely difficult shots, but they are worth seeing

The head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, published a photo of the PMC fighters who died per day (about 4-5 dozen) and an application addressed to the Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov.

There are three columns in the application: the first is the consumption of the type of ammunition per day, the second is the consumption of the type of ammunition for 10 days, and the third, handwritten, actually issued to the PMC ammunition for 10 days. Prigozhin claims that now "Wagner" is forced to walk with an outstretched hand and beg for other army units, begging them for ammunition.
See the link for the referenced photo
Prigozhin said that the number of those killed should have been 5 times less, and they died "due to shell starvation." And those who “did not solve the issue of supplying ammunition” to the Wagnerites are to blame for their deaths. According to Prigozhin himself, "the final signature should be put either by Gersimov or Shoigu, neither of them wants to make a decision."

Prigozhin also expressed the key idea that if the relevant persons had prepared the army and done everything that they were obliged to do for the last 10 years, then Wagner PMC would not be needed at all.

Prigozhin says that ammunition is not issued by chance, but, as I understood Prigozhin, the leadership of the RF Ministry of Defense is thus showing jealousy for the successes of PMCs. According to Prigozhin, and I quote, "this application should be seen by the residents of the Russian Federation, who are suffering because of the swagger and meanness that occurs in the leadership of the Ministry of Defense."

From Russian Spring media outlet:
Battalion commander of "East" (Vostok) military unit revealed the background of the conflict with ammunition for PMCs and the problem of the norm of ammunition during the offensive

[Rusvesna] Recall that in the evening Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted that the Wagner group does not receive ammunition, but receives them in insufficient, in his opinion, quantity.

A. Khodakovsky has just voiced the background of the conflict around ammunition for PMCs and the problem of the ammo norm during an offensive.

“The problem is not that PMCs stopped receiving ammunition, but that they began to receive them, like everyone else.

Frankly, we envied the Wagners in a good way when they had their own front-line aviation, a daily allowance of two Iskanders and one Caliber, when they signed applications for two and a half thousand guns for training (!) Practice, when they were dragged to them with the whole country of convicts ... They envied, but they understood that not everyone would be given such a supply - and he would give the same result as they did. The result is not only the number of ...

Now the supply guys have become like everyone else, and what is most depressing is not the fact that they were specifically lowered to the general standards, but the fact that these standards do not allow them to give the desired result. Under the same Ugledar, before the offensive, the army reduced daily consumption to a minimum in order to accumulate a supply at least on the first day of the offensive. This was obviously not enough to suppress the resistance of the enemy, and the consequences were not long in coming."

Posted by badanov 2023-02-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Russian ammo. They've scraped the bottom of the barrel and are retrieving the stuff thrown down the well.

Latest news or speculation is that Russia will purchase 20,000 arty shells from Iran.

Posted by Ebbains Threrenter5475 2023-02-23 02:15|| 2023-02-23 02:15|| Front Page Top

#2 When they stop giving preferential access to ammo to the winningest unit in the Russian military, you know they're at rock bottom, supply wise. They need those rounds just so their units can hold the existing line. If this is just a several day pause, they're fine. If it extends into months, Ukraine is probably gonna advance even without the armor being lined up.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2023-02-23 02:29|| 2023-02-23 02:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Their are 'programs' (which cannot be discussed here) that provide small arms ammo with shocking results. Appears to be the opportune moment.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-02-23 05:44|| 2023-02-23 05:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Checks didn't clear?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-02-23 07:26|| 2023-02-23 07:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Prigozhin going public with his complaint seems to be making himself into a great candidate for defenestration.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-02-23 12:19|| 2023-02-23 12:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Just share his coords to the Ukes 'accidentally' and hope they have better luck than with Rogozin. Less mess on the pavement and totally deniable.

Posted by Nero 2023-02-23 12:48|| 2023-02-23 12:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Any thoughts on "Best In Hell" the PMC Wagner propaganda film? There's a lot to chew on here.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2023-02-23 14:16|| 2023-02-23 14:16|| Front Page Top

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