“I was captured, held in the basement, and bullied in a way any embittered Russian soldier would not bully a captive Ukrainian soldier,” he said in a video posted on Telegram.
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has regularly attacked Russia’s military establishment (Photo: Telegram).
Colonel Vinvitin said that other Russian soldiers had been subjected to even worse treatment at the hands of Wagner.
The officer went on to claim that the mercenaries had stolen equipment from his unit, including two T-80 tanks and several other vehicles.
The episode is just the latest flashpoint between the Russian army and Wagner.
The rift between Wagner and the Russian army has raised alarm in Russian media.
“It is obvious that the conflict between the defence ministry and Wagner requires intervention at the highest level,” said journalist Ruslan Ostashko. »