Wagner’s mercenary group, which leads the Bakhmut assault in Ukraine and is involved in conflicts in Africa, may soon cease to exist, founder Yevgeny Prigozhin told a Russian blogger in a video published on Friday, Reuters reports.

It was not immediately clear when Prigozhin spoke and how serious he was. Earlier this week, he retracted comments about the first line, which he said were a joke.

Prigozhin repeatedly complained about the way Russia is waging war in Ukraine. He often says that the regular armed forces are not giving his men the ammunition they need, and sometimes accuses the high command of treason.

“Now with regard to the general need for shells at the front, what do we want. Today, we are coming to the point where “Wagner” is disbanding,” Prigozhin told Russian military blogger Semyon Pegov.

“Wagner will cease to exist in a short time. We will become history, there is nothing to worry about, such things happen,” he continued.

Pegov published the video in his Telegram channel. Wagner did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Prigozhin, known for his fighting style and wry sense of humor, said Thursday that he was joking when he said his forces would stop bombing Bakhmut to allow Ukrainian forces to show the town to American journalists.

Prigozhin said this week that his troops had suffered heavy losses due to a lack of support from Moscow.

Last week, he expressed concern about a counterattack by well-equipped Ukrainian troops in Bakhmut.

In the past, Wagner has sent soldiers to fight in Syria and conflicts in Africa.

In January, the United States formally designated Wagner as a transnational criminal organization, freezing its American assets for aiding the Russian military in the war in Ukraine.