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Wagner chief denies plotting to overthrow Putin: Yevgeny Prigozhin insists he marched on Moscow to stop Kremlin taking control of his mercenary army as he breaks silence after sparking coup chaos
Daily Mail ^ | 6/26/2023 | David Averre

Posted on 06/26/2023 12:11:56 PM PDT by marcusmaximus

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has broken his silence after abandoning his armed uprising on Saturday evening, insisting that he marched on Moscow to stop the Kremlin taking control of his mercenary army and denying a plot to overthrow Vladimir Putin.

Speaking in an 11-minute audio clip posted on Wagner-affiliated Telegram channels, Prigozhin claimed the armed uprising was a 'master class' on how Russia's assault on Kyiv should have looked.

He said he only called off his group's surge for the Russian capital to avoid spilling Russian blood, adding that the uprising was intended to register a protest at the ineffectual conduct of the war in Ukraine.

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He said: 'We covered 780 kilometers in a day. Not a single soldier on the ground was killed. We regret that we were forced to strike at [Russian] air assets, but they dropped bombs and launched missile strikes.

Up to 15 Russian air force pilots are believed to have been killed by Wagner forces amid the attacks.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: davidaverre; gerasimov; prigozhin; putin; russia; shoigu; wagner
'We covered 780 kilometers in a day. Not a single soldier on the ground was killed. We regret that we were forced to strike at [Russian] air assets, but they dropped bombs and launched missile strikes.


1 posted on 06/26/2023 12:11:56 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

snakes vs. snakes

who to cheer for?


2 posted on 06/26/2023 12:21:33 PM PDT by canuck_conservative (there would be no more need for NATO, if Russia could just stop attacking its neighbors)
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To: marcusmaximus

This guy is a loose cannon. Putin should have taken him out months ago. It makes him look weak. I suspect though if he were to be replace the next guy will be much more hard core.


3 posted on 06/26/2023 12:24:06 PM PDT by jimwatx
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To: canuck_conservative
snakes vs. snakes

who to cheer for?

The most interesting thing is that there was basically nothing available to thwart them.

Putin was calling in the Chechens to help defend Moscow. The idea that Russia is fighting in Ukraine with massive reserves in Russia waiting to be deployed seems to have been punctured, for anyone paying attention to the events of the last weekend.

4 posted on 06/26/2023 12:25:47 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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Up to 15 Russian air force pilots are believed to have been killed by Wagner forces amid the attacks.

Its like Prigozhin is some kind of secret agent...


5 posted on 06/26/2023 12:27:24 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: marcusmaximus

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6 posted on 06/26/2023 12:27:39 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy theorist stuff, there.”)
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If any of this is actually true and that’s a big IF, then his life and the lives of his 25,000 mutineers aren’t worth a plugged nickel, despite what Putin promised.


7 posted on 06/26/2023 12:29:47 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: canuck_conservative

snakes vs. snakes

who to cheer for?
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Exactly, we are witnessing evil destroying evil, Russia, Ukraine, the West all destroying themselves.


8 posted on 06/26/2023 12:30:13 PM PDT by delta7
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To: marcusmaximus

Central Orsha-Khingan Red Banner National Guard District

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Orsha-Khingan_Red_Banner_National_Guard_District

25,000 strung out from Rostov-on-Don to Moscow had no chance of taking Moscow.


9 posted on 06/26/2023 12:36:31 PM PDT by FarCenter
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“who to cheer for?”

Zelensky just said in a press conference today there will be NO ELECTIONS next year. He said you can only have elections during peace time not war time. So he’s now a dictator. Anyone supporting Ukraine is just a dupe of globohomo.


10 posted on 06/26/2023 12:37:14 PM PDT by jimwatx
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You know what they say about people who are obsessed with homosexuals? They are just trying to hide themselves in the closet.


11 posted on 06/26/2023 1:48:51 PM PDT by Dat
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To: Dat

That’s just become a meme phrase that refers to the globalist neocon project.


12 posted on 06/26/2023 3:57:08 PM PDT by jimwatx
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