Yevgeny Prigozhin is constantly engaged in new skirmishes with the Ministry of Defense. He holds Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov personally responsible for defeats of the Russian army.
The Russian ultra-nationalist and former intelligence officer Igor Girkin, has now accused the 61-year-old of declaring "war" on part of Russian army and elite – and of planning a coup. "War produces monsters whose ruthlessness and desperation can pose a challenge to the state," Girkin said.