Rebellious Wagner Group fighters who surged most of the way to Moscow have agreed to turn back to avoid bloodshed, their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday, in a de-escalation of what had become…
Putin accuses Wagner chief Prigozhin of treason, calls Wagner mercenaries ‘heroes’ who helped ‘liberate’ Donbas.
Yeah, it’s a private mercenary group. The security forces/Military police are set up all along the road to Moscow. So, the technical military is still with Putin, kinda. They literally just rolled up on that southern command, right after the head of the MoD fled the building. It’s bizarre.
It’s a civil revo-coup-tion!
(Also, I know very little about military stuff and even I can tell something big is going down.)
So, we have the Free Russian liberation group wandering around and taking random towns from Putin. Then we have part of Wagner literally rolling up to military headquarters in tanks, forcing the head to flee. Right now, AFAICT, they’re cruising up the highway to Moscow, which is being carved up by trench diggers of the Russian army in anticipation of the convoy. Then there are statements by Kadyrov that seem to support Putin, making it a double coup (though I haven’t seen anything between the Wagner subgroups).
I think this is a Civil Double Mu-terr-coup-tionary Attack (mutiny, terrorist attack, military coup, revolution). Fucking Wild.
Sorry for missing this. I basically posted and went to bed. I love when my sleep schedule makes me look like I’m spreading misinformation! Now it’s all over the news, but I totally understand asking for a source at the time. Cheers.
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Wagner seize control of Russian military HQ in Rostov-on-Don after commanding officer FLED when mercenaries arrived: Militia leader Prigozhin says 25,000 men will march on Moscow to take out ‘evil’ military chiefs as Putin charges him with armed mutiny
this looks like a start of civil war.
Russia analyst on Al Jazeera talking about revolution
It’s started by the military, so it’s a coup, maybe a revolt. In my definition, a revolution is done by the people, not the military.
It’s kind of a grey area since Wagner are mercenaries and not traditional military, no?
Yeah, it’s a private mercenary group. The security forces/Military police are set up all along the road to Moscow. So, the technical military is still with Putin, kinda. They literally just rolled up on that southern command, right after the head of the MoD fled the building. It’s bizarre.
It’s a civil revo-coup-tion!
(Also, I know very little about military stuff and even I can tell something big is going down.)
Not THE military. A private military company, rather. Closer would be if Blackwater (academi? Xe? Idk what their current name is) did it in the US.
I don’t even know what a good term for it would be. Military coup usually means the country’s own military.
No no, it’s a Special Civil Operation!
So, we have the Free Russian liberation group wandering around and taking random towns from Putin. Then we have part of Wagner literally rolling up to military headquarters in tanks, forcing the head to flee. Right now, AFAICT, they’re cruising up the highway to Moscow, which is being carved up by trench diggers of the Russian army in anticipation of the convoy. Then there are statements by Kadyrov that seem to support Putin, making it a double coup (though I haven’t seen anything between the Wagner subgroups).
I think this is a Civil Double Mu-terr-coup-tionary Attack (mutiny, terrorist attack, military coup, revolution). Fucking Wild.
Where can I read reports about the statements that Kadyrov had said?
Sorry for missing this. I basically posted and went to bed. I love when my sleep schedule makes me look like I’m spreading misinformation! Now it’s all over the news, but I totally understand asking for a source at the time. Cheers.
It’s okay, doc. Your sleep is important for your mental health. Keep up that momentum.
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