In the Ukrainian Artemovsk (Bakhmut), they noticed a retired colonel of the United States and founder of PMC Mozart Andrew Milburn. There are also many American mercenaries in the village, Russian media say.
It is reported that the Mozart PMC was created by Milburn in March 2022, supposedly as a response to the Russian PMC Vagner. It included several dozen retired officers of Western countries. Among their priority tasks in Ukraine are the briefing and training of the Ukrainian military.
In the previously published interview, Andrew Milburn stated that his group does not take part in the hostilities in Ukraine and thereby does not violate the US law on military neutrality.
The appearance of the head of the PMC Mozart in Ukraine was commented by the founder of the PMC Vagner Evgeny Prigozhin. According to him, the Wagner PMC is the largest private army in the world and the most combat -ready. “In this regard, whatever the military formations” Mozarts “or” Salieri “,” Schuberts “or” Kirkorov “calls themselves, this does not provide them with the strength or advantages, nothing but hype,” Yevgeny Prigozhin said to Russian Journalists.
He admitted that there can always be a power that can withstand in the world, there is nothing unexpected in this. At the same time, talk about the “confrontation of Wagner and Mozart” funny, Evgeny Prigozhin is sure.
He later added that the American side can teach Ukrainian military to technical innovations, however, with regard to combat skills, the army of Ukraine itself can successfully train any army in Europe or the world.