It appears that this mutiny or coup or whatever it was will be wound down pretty soon. Reporting so far is that Prigozhin has only one to two thousand men and perhaps a company of armor. No air cover, and there are also reports that Alligator helicopters have taken out some Wagner vehicles. Obviously they’re getting nowhere at this point. Prigozhin did enter Rostov—escorted by Rozgvardia (National Guard) tanks and spoke with some Russian generals for an hour or two before departing. All this comes in the context of Prigozhin having made all sorts of wild claims that Russian forces were on the verge of collapse in Zaporozhye and his usual claims of MoD attacks on Wagner. The real motive behind this all seems to be the MoD demand that Wagner sign MoD contracts, which would strip Prigozhin of any influence. I don’t see how this can go on for long. Here’s the latest news I’ve seen—Chechen fighters have entered Rostov and the Russian security forces have issued an arrest warrant for Prigozhin and to raid known Prigozhin supporters and support locations:
Thank you for your reporting. I have very little idea of what has been going on, because I know of few trustworthy sources. I understand Russian and Soviet history better than most, and I don’t buy the narrative of the MSM. Also, whenever they invoke the Great Evil Man Who Must Be Opposed trope, I tune out. So I have not been paying much attention, and hoping this year will not be like 1914.
My take is that Putin still wants to end this with an abolute minimum of Russian on Russian fighting. The videos show a "convoy" that is made up of personnel transport vehicles, not combat vehicles--buses, pickups, troop trucks.
Mikael Valtersson
@MikaelValterss1
NEWS UPDATE WAGNER CONVOY TOWARDS MOSCOW EARLY AFTERNOON JUNE 24
The Wagner convoy of (initially) 170 vehicles are travelling north on the M4 highway. RuAF air assets try to stop them, but not by destroying vehicles but the road to minimise casualities.
On the map you see how far the convoyhas reached. On video 2 you see the general type of vehicles in the convoy.
On video 3 you see Wagner AD Strea-10 firing at a Ka-52 in Voronezh. On video 4 you se signs of (probably) FAB-500 on the M4 highway.
True, but Prigozhin needs to go before a firing squad "pour encourager les autres". I don't say that lightly, but this is an existential struggle for Russia.
Claims by E.Prigozhin that military units in Lipetsk joined the side of Wagner are untrue. Wagner forces were repulsed on the outskirts of Voronezh by Military Police; and were forced to take the bypass.
My thoughts also. His string of periodic bizarre statements and actions could also indicate that he is bipolar, which is aggravated by stress. His publicly criticizing and accusing the MOD of treasonous actions during time of war (on whatever basis) has to be seen as a form of madness in itself. Whatever the case, in the end he saw that his time of reckoning was coming and acted out because of it.
Thank you for your reporting. I have very little idea of what has been going on, because I know of few trustworthy sources. I understand Russian and Soviet history better than most, and I don’t buy the narrative of the MSM. Also, whenever they invoke the Great Evil Man Who Must Be Opposed trope, I tune out. So I have not been paying much attention, and hoping this year will not be like 1914.
You're welcome.
Bizarre to say the least. We’ll see.
My take is that Putin still wants to end this with an abolute minimum of Russian on Russian fighting. The videos show a "convoy" that is made up of personnel transport vehicles, not combat vehicles--buses, pickups, troop trucks.
Mikael Valtersson
@MikaelValterss1
NEWS UPDATE WAGNER CONVOY TOWARDS MOSCOW EARLY AFTERNOON JUNE 24
The Wagner convoy of (initially) 170 vehicles are travelling north on the M4 highway. RuAF air assets try to stop them, but not by destroying vehicles but the road to minimise casualities.
On the map you see how far the convoyhas reached. On video 2 you see the general type of vehicles in the convoy.
On video 3 you see Wagner AD Strea-10 firing at a Ka-52 in Voronezh. On video 4 you se signs of (probably) FAB-500 on the M4 highway.
True, but Prigozhin needs to go before a firing squad "pour encourager les autres". I don't say that lightly, but this is an existential struggle for Russia.
https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/15981 Amir Tsfarti’s reports are painting a much different picture.
NabrezhnyeIntel:
Claims by E.Prigozhin that military units in Lipetsk joined the side of Wagner are untrue. Wagner forces were repulsed on the outskirts of Voronezh by Military Police; and were forced to take the bypass.
It looks much more like a gambit to suck in Team Nuland. She’s been trying drive a wedge in there for months, so they gave her one.
Interesting theory. Nothing pleases me more than to see Nuland sucked in and made a fool of.
Wagner PMC Justice March (3 pm)
PMC convoys passed Elets, Lipetsk region (340km from Moscow).
PMC units did not enter Voronezh.
Akhmat units were spotted near Rostov-on-Don.
No further statements from Kremlin or Russian Defense Ministry.
I think, perhaps, Prighozin suffered a mental break-down. It is difficult to explain this silliness any other way.
My thoughts also. His string of periodic bizarre statements and actions could also indicate that he is bipolar, which is aggravated by stress. His publicly criticizing and accusing the MOD of treasonous actions during time of war (on whatever basis) has to be seen as a form of madness in itself. Whatever the case, in the end he saw that his time of reckoning was coming and acted out because of it.