Posted on 02/23/2023 4:07:47 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia’s private military contractor Wagner, has made a surprise appearance in Ukraine’s frontline town of Bakhmut to record a video message and congratulate the Russian military on the Army Day.
Mr Prigozhin was seen standing in a deserted town in full military gear and a machine gun in his hands, with at least three bodyguards standing behind his back.
“I’d like to congratulate all the guys who are now on the front line and in hospital, all the military men who are fighting for our country,” he said on Thursday which is celebrated in Russia as the Defender of the Motherland Day.
The video ends with Wagner’s owner running for cover as loud thuds of artillery are heard in the background.
Almost exactly one year since he sent Russian troops into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has yet to visit Ukraine or even Crimea, which has been under Russian control since 2014.
The Russian president on Thursday recorded a message of congratulations at the Kremlin, thanking Russian troops for “defending the Motherland.”
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
… so he went into an active war zone, unlike Biden.
Who signs his paycheck?
US taxpayers... plus 10% of money shipped to Ukraine?
At least he fights.
Sounds like a windbag to me. Can he even fly a plane?
Putin.
Unlike Putin
I don't know buwaya... according to zeepers, Putin is in constant danger no matter where he is... so there's that.
Well he made the challenge from the cockpit of an SU-24 touring the Donbas war zone, so I'm guessing he can handle himself.
Maybe these twerps want to find out...😱
Pass the Ammo and Praise the State... The man is a national hero in Russia. Give the Donbas to run after the War - he’s a proven prodigy in eliminating NAZIs. You would think both America or AmeriKa would have a problem with a National Socialist movement modeled on WWII’s German party idealogy and symbolism on military unit apparel.
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