In an interview with the media on the Ukrainian front on April 21, Mr. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, confirmed that the son of Mr. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, is a member of the Wagner artillery force.
"One of my acquaintances is Dmitry Peskov, a man who is considered a complete liberal. His son, who I know lived in the US or the UK, was a member of Wagner. Peskov came to me and offered to take him as an ordinary artilleryman," Prigozhin revealed.
According to the head of the Wagner military company, after joining this force, Mr. Peskov's son performed very well, overcoming many difficulties as a soldier operating a BM-27 Uragan multiple launch rocket system. Mr. Prigozhin did not reveal anything more.
However, according to RT news agency, Mr. Peskov's eldest son Nikolay is the person who fits the description of the Wagner tycoon. Previously, at the beginning of Russia's special military campaign in Ukraine, Nikolay Peskov became the subject of many sanctions from the US and its Western allies.
The Kremlin and Mr. Dmitry Peskov personally have not yet commented on the above information.
Wagner is a Russian private military company founded in 2014. With a staff of up to 50,000 (as of December 2022), the company has fought alongside the Russian military in many conflicts in which this force participated, such as in Syria and Ukraine. In addition, Wagner members have also appeared in conflicts in Libya, the Central African Republic and Mali.
Wagner members next to an abandoned Ukrainian main battle tank in Bakhmut (Photo: Twitter).
In Ukraine, Wagner forces are considered the "right arm" of the Russian army in fierce battles in the Eastern region. In particular, the Wagner group is the main force of Russia in the siege campaign to gain control of the strategic city of Bakhmut in Donetsk.
Wagner forces in Ukraine are well-equipped with heavy weapons such as main battle tanks and multiple rocket launchers. However, this military company is also currently facing many sanctions from the US and the West after intervening in the conflict in Ukraine.
The head of the private military company Wagner is Mr. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with many extensive connections in Moscow.
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