Prigozhin believes Ukraine has one of world's strongest armies

Evgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner private military company, believes that Ukraine is one of the strongest armies in the world now; but the world's first army, in his opinion, is Wagner. Source: Prigozhin in an interview with Konstantin Dolgov, pro-Kremlin political strategist Quote: "We came in a boorish way, walked with our boots all over the territory in search of the Nazis.

While we were looking for the Nazis, we beat up everyone we could, then we went to Kyiv, then we "shit ourselves" (failed - ed.) and moved away. Then, [we moved] to Kherson. "Shit ourselves" [again and] moved away. After that or before that?

At times, I already get confused [how many times it happened] - Izium, Lyman... And somehow, everything doesn't work out for us. The special operation (i.e., the war in Ukraine - ed.) was carried out for denazification and demilitarisation.

Ukrainians were just a former Republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). They had the Ukrainian language, and everyone respected it, including those in the USSR. 

Thus, when it comes to denazification...we have made Ukraine a nation known to everyone worldwide. Ukraine has become a country that is known everywhere.

It's like the Greeks during the prosperity of Greece. We have legitimised Ukraine." Now - as for demilitarisation...if they had, say, 500 tanks at the beginning of the special operation, now they have 5,000 tanks.

If 20,000 people could fight back then, now 400,000 can fight. How did we demilitarise it (Ukraine)? It turns out that on the contrary - we don't f***ing know how we militarised it."

Details: Prigozhin also called the Ukrainian army one of the strongest in the world. At the same time, in his opinion, the "first" army is the Wagner PMC.

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Quote: "We fought in many places, with many people.

We know how the Americans, the French, the cowardly UN troops, and African tribes fight. Today, the Wagner PMC is the best army in the world. We always beat everyone.

But behind it... I think that the Ukrainians today are one of the strongest armies. They have high organisation, training, weapons, and intelligence.

They work with the Soviets and NATO [armament - ed.] equally successfully. They are philosophical about the losses they suffer. Everything goes to achieve the supreme goal in their country, as we did during the Second World War.

But [they do it] in a more technological and clearer manner." More details: Also, the head of the Wagner PMC said that he "listened to Putin", and Sergei Shoigu, Russian Defence Minister, should be fired. Quote: "If the system is built on the fact that you must kiss someone's ass [flatter - ed.], then the Wagner PMC will not do this.

The main problem is Shoigu and Gerasimov. These two people blocked everything for us by their decision, despite the president's statement that there are available shells. If today [Colonel General Mikhail] Mizintsev becomes the Minister of Defence and [Sergei] Surovikin becomes the chief of the General Staff, then this would be a normal structure.

My political creed is: I love my homeland, I listen to Putin, Shoigu should be fired, we will keep fighting (Mizintsev is deputy commander of the Wagner PMC - ed.)".

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