He escapes Yevgeny Prigozhin? The founder and head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner said in an interview published on Sunday that he has ambitions to turn his private paramilitary organization into a “an army with an ideology who will fight for justice in Russia.”

“After the capture of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), a restart will begin,” Prigozhin said in a video posted on Telegram. “Specifically, we will start recruiting new people from the districts.”

“The private military organization Wagner must be transformed from a private, the best, army in the world that is capable to defend the state, in an army with an ideology. And this ideology is the fight for justice” he added.

“I made the decision in 2024 to run for president – president of Ukraine. I will compete for this position with Poroshenko and Zelensky. If I win, then everything will be fine. No shells will be needed” declared on Saturday, ironically the “boss” of Wagner, stating that his forces are close to the center of Bahamut.