Military equipment in Moscow.
The War in the Ukraine
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Military equipment in Moscow.
National Guard in Moscow is on full alert.
Just for everyone's reference. Igor Sushko, NOELReports, and so on, are pro-Ukrainian accounts who should be considered as biased actors. They don't claim to be neutral, to be fair to them.
As such, take claims like the loyalty of specific units with a heavy grain of skepticism.
Broccoli
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The US government has announced that they are keeping a tight eye on the situation, thereby giving more credence to these videos.
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Broccoli
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UA has launched assaults on different fronts.
Broccoli
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Serious claims being made.
I found this article to be a pretty good summary of the recent events that unfolded based on the tweets posted here in this thread:
Russia accuses mercenary boss of armed mutiny after he vows to punish top brass
By Andrew Osborn and Kevin Liffey
June 23, 20234:29 PM PDTUpdated 23 min ago
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for an armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed a huge number of his fighters in an air strike and vowed to punish them.
The standoff, many of whose details remained unclear, looked like the biggest domestic crisis President Vladimir Putin has faced since he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine - something he called a "special military operation" - in February last year.
As the standoff between Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary force, and the defence ministry appeared to come to a head, the ministry issued a statement saying Prigozhin's accusations were "not true and are an informational provocation".
Prigozhin said his actions were not a military coup. But in a frenzied series of audio messages, in which the sound of his voice sometimes varied and could not be independently verified, he appeared to suggest that his 25,000-strong militia was en route to oust the leadership of the defence ministry in Moscow.
He said: "Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished. I ask that no one offer resistance ...
"There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country," he said, promising to tackle any checkpoints or air forces that got in Wagner's way.
"We will consider anyone who tries to resist a threat and quickly destroy them," he said.
Security was being tightened in Moscow, the TASS news agency said, focusing on what it called the capital's most important government sites and infrastructure.
Earlier on Friday, Prigozhin had appeared to cross a new line in his increasingly vitriolic feud with the ministry, saying that the Kremlin's rationale for invading Ukraine was based on lies concocted by the army's top brass.
The FSB domestic security service said it had opened a criminal case against him for calling for an armed mutiny, a crime punishable with a jail term of up to 20 years.
"Prigozhin's statements are in fact calls for the start of an armed civil conflict on Russian territory and his actions are a 'stab in the back' of Russian servicemen fighting pro-fascist Ukrainian forces," the FSB said.
"We urge the ... fighters not to make irreparable mistakes, to stop any forcible actions against the Russian people, not to carry out the criminal and traitorous orders of Prigozhin, to take measures to detain him."
The Kremlin said Putin had been informed and that "necessary measures are being taken".
GENERALS URGE PRIGOZHIN TO RECONSIDER
Funeral held in Moscow for Russian military blogger killed in cafe blast
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, who was recently killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023.
Army Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alekseyev issued a video appeal in which he asked Prigozhin to reconsider his actions.
"Only the president has the right to appoint the top leadership of the armed forces, and you are trying to encroach on his authority," he said.
General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine whom Prigozhin has praised in the past, in a separate video urged Wagner to "stop".
"The enemy is just waiting for our internal political situation to deteriorate," said Surovikin.
"Before it is too late, and it must be done, you must submit to the will and order of the people's president of the Russian Federation. Stop the columns and return them to their permanent bases," he said.
Prigozhin, whose men spearheaded the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut last month, has for months been openly accusing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, of rank incompetence and of denying Wagner ammunition and support.
The defence ministry has - until now - largely ignored his criticism, at least in public.
An unverified video posted on a Telegram channel close to Wagner showed the purported scene of an air strike against Wagner forces. It showed a forest where small fires were burning and trees appeared to have been broken by force. There appeared to be one body, but no more direct evidence of any attack.
It carried the caption: "A missile attack was launched on the camps of PMC (Private Military Company) 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 has tried to exploit Wagner's battlefield success, achieved at enormous human cost, to publicly criticise Moscow with - until now.
But on Friday he for the first time dismissed Putin's core justifications for invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year.
"The war was needed ... so that Shoigu could become a marshal ... so that he could get a second 'Hero' [of Russia] medal," Prigozhin said in a video clip. "The war wasn't needed to demilitarise or denazify Ukraine."
Marat Gabidullin, a former Wagner commander who moved to France when Russia invaded Ukraine, told Reuters that Wagner's fighters were likely to stand with Prigozhin.
"We have looked down on the army for a long time ... Of course they support him, he is their leader," he said.
"They won't hesitate (to fight the army), if anyone gets in their way."
Russia accuses mercenary boss of armed mutiny after he vows to punish top brass
By Andrew Osborn and Kevin Liffey
June 23, 20234:29 PM PDTUpdated 23 min ago
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for an armed mutiny on Friday after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed a huge number of his fighters in an air strike and vowed to punish them.
The standoff, many of whose details remained unclear, looked like the biggest domestic crisis President Vladimir Putin has faced since he ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine - something he called a "special military operation" - in February last year.
As the standoff between Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary force, and the defence ministry appeared to come to a head, the ministry issued a statement saying Prigozhin's accusations were "not true and are an informational provocation".
Prigozhin said his actions were not a military coup. But in a frenzied series of audio messages, in which the sound of his voice sometimes varied and could not be independently verified, he appeared to suggest that his 25,000-strong militia was en route to oust the leadership of the defence ministry in Moscow.
He said: "Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished. I ask that no one offer resistance ...
"There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country," he said, promising to tackle any checkpoints or air forces that got in Wagner's way.
"We will consider anyone who tries to resist a threat and quickly destroy them," he said.
Security was being tightened in Moscow, the TASS news agency said, focusing on what it called the capital's most important government sites and infrastructure.
Earlier on Friday, Prigozhin had appeared to cross a new line in his increasingly vitriolic feud with the ministry, saying that the Kremlin's rationale for invading Ukraine was based on lies concocted by the army's top brass.
The FSB domestic security service said it had opened a criminal case against him for calling for an armed mutiny, a crime punishable with a jail term of up to 20 years.
"Prigozhin's statements are in fact calls for the start of an armed civil conflict on Russian territory and his actions are a 'stab in the back' of Russian servicemen fighting pro-fascist Ukrainian forces," the FSB said.
"We urge the ... fighters not to make irreparable mistakes, to stop any forcible actions against the Russian people, not to carry out the criminal and traitorous orders of Prigozhin, to take measures to detain him."
The Kremlin said Putin had been informed and that "necessary measures are being taken".
GENERALS URGE PRIGOZHIN TO RECONSIDER
Funeral held in Moscow for Russian military blogger killed in cafe blast
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, who was recently killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023.
Army Lieutenant-General Vladimir Alekseyev issued a video appeal in which he asked Prigozhin to reconsider his actions.
"Only the president has the right to appoint the top leadership of the armed forces, and you are trying to encroach on his authority," he said.
General Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine whom Prigozhin has praised in the past, in a separate video urged Wagner to "stop".
"The enemy is just waiting for our internal political situation to deteriorate," said Surovikin.
"Before it is too late, and it must be done, you must submit to the will and order of the people's president of the Russian Federation. Stop the columns and return them to their permanent bases," he said.
Prigozhin, whose men spearheaded the capture of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut last month, has for months been openly accusing Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, of rank incompetence and of denying Wagner ammunition and support.
The defence ministry has - until now - largely ignored his criticism, at least in public.
An unverified video posted on a Telegram channel close to Wagner showed the purported scene of an air strike against Wagner forces. It showed a forest where small fires were burning and trees appeared to have been broken by force. There appeared to be one body, but no more direct evidence of any attack.
It carried the caption: "A missile attack was launched on the camps of PMC (Private Military Company) 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 has tried to exploit Wagner's battlefield success, achieved at enormous human cost, to publicly criticise Moscow with - until now.
But on Friday he for the first time dismissed Putin's core justifications for invading Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year.
"The war was needed ... so that Shoigu could become a marshal ... so that he could get a second 'Hero' [of Russia] medal," Prigozhin said in a video clip. "The war wasn't needed to demilitarise or denazify Ukraine."
Marat Gabidullin, a former Wagner commander who moved to France when Russia invaded Ukraine, told Reuters that Wagner's fighters were likely to stand with Prigozhin.
"We have looked down on the army for a long time ... Of course they support him, he is their leader," he said.
"They won't hesitate (to fight the army), if anyone gets in their way."
Tanks and Troops in Rostov.
Are these Russians or Wagner?
Are these Russians or Wagner?
It seems the things that was said by Prigozhin few days ago about their combat status and constant condemnation towards Shoigu was indeed correct and not some ploy to fooled the Ukrainians and their western allies
All's quiet around the Wagner headquarters for now.
??? Founder of the channel arrested? Yet it continues to operate.
Driver of Caesar tried to evade attacking drone only to skid, fall off and roll over a ditch.
Collecting of destroyed Ukrainian vehicles in Zaporozhye. MRAPs are dying all over.
Another tank taken out by a Vikhrs ATGM.
??? Founder of the channel arrested? Yet it continues to operate.
Driver of Caesar tried to evade attacking drone only to skid, fall off and roll over a ditch.
Collecting of destroyed Ukrainian vehicles in Zaporozhye. MRAPs are dying all over.
Another tank taken out by a Vikhrs ATGM.
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