Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls themselves ‘patriots’ after Putin’s rebel call | Oneindia News

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country and called his Wagner Group fighters ‘patriots’. After the Russian leader denounced Wagner forces entering the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said and I quote, “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president has deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland.” #VladimirPutin #YevgenyPrigozhin #Wagner ~PR.151~HT.96~