 Girkin, power struggle around Putin has started. Former Defense Minister of Ukraine's separatist-controlled Donetsk People's Republic, DPR Igor Strelkov Girkin has spoken about the power struggle between the head of Russia's Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Speaking on his YouTube channel on April 25, Girkin said that Prigozhin has attacked General Valery Gerasimov and this amounts to publicly speaking out against Shoigu. Girkin said that perhaps Prigozhin strives to become a political figure as his recent media appearances indicate that he positions himself not only as a military commander but also as a social and political figure. He said that it was not clear on whose team Prigozhin was. However, Girkin added that the group where Prigozhin belongs is opposed to the group led by Shoigu. These groups are in a fight. In Girkin's words, these groups are fighting not over the number of shells or over the position of Wagner members on the front line. They are fighting over what will happen after Putin leaves presidency, over when this will happen. It's not clear when this will happen. A year? Two? What is clear is that the political fight between the group around Putin's entourage has started. The power struggle is happening right before our eyes, Girkin said.