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Russian mercenary boss vows to avenge alleged army attack; Moscow denies accusation (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An unverified video posted on the "Razgruzka Wagner" (Wagner's Combat Vest) Telegram channel showed a scene in a forest where small fires were burning and trees appeared to have been broken by force.

It carried the caption: "A missile attack was launched on the camps of PMC Wagner. Many victims. According to eyewitnesses, the strike was delivered from the rear, that is, it was delivered by the military of the Russian Ministry of Defence."

Prigozhin vowed to avenge the incident: "There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country."

But he also added: "This is not a military coup."

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think Putin is getting ready to pull back and is cleaning house of anyone who could overthrow him in the inevitable chaos of defeat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think this is wishful thinking. Putin might be preparing to the eventual defeat, but not for pull back.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My first instinct is Prigozhin is full of it and jockeying for position if Putin loses his grip but that's very much just a guess. It'd be one hell of a gamble so I am probably wrong.

EDIT: I guess more likely is he's going for Shoigu's position giving how the war has gone but Putin seems to be backing Shoigu for now. I guess we'll see.