The chief of the infamous mercenaries employed to help Russia in its struggle in opposition to Ukraine launched a rare expletive-laden tirade in opposition to Vladimir Putin's defence ministry yesterday. It got here within the aftermath of a drone strike in Moscow, which had prompted the Russian president to warn Ukraine that it was pushing him "to respond".

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who heads the Wagner group, slammed Russia's army leaders after Tuesday's incident, which introduced the struggle 700 miles away a lot nearer to the civilians within the capital.

Angered that drones managed to succeed in to this point into the nation, Prigozhin ranted on the defence ministry: "Why the f--- are you allowing these drones to fly to Moscow?"

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"Let your houses burn," Prigozhin remarked. "And what should ordinary people do when drones with explosives crash into their windows? So as a citizen, I am deeply outraged that these scum sit quietly with their a---holes smeared with expensive creams. And that's why I think the people have every right to ask them these questions, these b------s."

Prigozhin, who has repeatedly criticised Russia's army management, added: "I have already warned about this many times, but no one wants to listen — because I'm angry and I upset bureaucrats who have a great life."

According to stories from the Associated Press, the Kremlin appeared to downplay the importance of the assault, footage of which confirmed residents being evacuated and a few broken buildings. The Russian defence ministry issued a proper assertion claiming it had shot down 5 drones and had used jamming units to power others off track.

Countering Prigozhin's tirade, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated Russia's air defence system had "worked well," the Reuters company reported.

Peskov put the blame on Kyiv for the assault, claiming it was proof that the struggle in Ukraine ought to proceed. "It is, of course, obvious that this is an attack by the Kyiv regime," he stated.

Republic, a Russian on-line journal, quoted the Russian president as agreeing that the air defence system had "worked satisfactorily," however conceding that there was "still work to be done". He additionally accused Ukraine of participating in terrorism and warned: "Residents of Ukraine ought to perceive that the management of their nation is pushing Russia to reply".

However, Ukraine denied direct involvement within the drone assault on the Russian capital.

Kyiv was bombarded by Russia as soon as once more in a single day on Monday, marking the "seventeenth round of air strikes on Kyiv this month, many of which have devastated civilian areas," in response to a State Department spokesperson.