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Russia's Wagner group could soon cease to exist, founder tells blogger
Reuters ^ | April 28, 2023 | David Ljunggren

Posted on 04/29/2023 2:20:32 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Russia's private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa, could soon cease to exist, founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said in video remarks to a blogger that were released on Friday.

It was not immediately clear when Prigozhin had spoken and how serious he was being. Earlier this week he withdrew comments about the frontline he said had been a joke.

Prigozhin has complained repeatedly about how Russia is conducting the war in Ukraine. He often says the regular armed forces are not giving his men the ammunition they need and sometimes accuses top brass of betrayal.

"Now, with regard to the need in general for shells at the front, what we want. Today we are coming to the point where Wagner is ending," he told Russian war blogger Semyon Pegov.

"Wagner, in a short period of time, will cease to exist. We will become history, nothing to worry about, things like this happen," he continued.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; Ukraine
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It's over...for Wagner.
1 posted on 04/29/2023 2:20:33 PM PDT by Timber Rattler
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2 posted on 04/29/2023 2:22:13 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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3 posted on 04/29/2023 2:22:51 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: Timber Rattler

The EU is doing the world (including Russia) a favor.


4 posted on 04/29/2023 2:25:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Timber Rattler

Prigo’s flanks are toast and he knows it.


5 posted on 04/29/2023 2:25:19 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: Timber Rattler
You're a fool and liar, Timber.

Wagner is close to clearing out Bahkmut:

Russia Captured Another Half Of Remaining Fortified Areas In Bakhmut In A Day

Bakhmut Endgame | Wagner Assaults Citadel Area | Full Front In Depth Update 29/04/23

6 posted on 04/29/2023 2:26:57 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan
LOL!


7 posted on 04/29/2023 2:27:36 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: Kazan
So you're claiming that Prigozhin did NOT make those remarks on video about Wagner being finished?
8 posted on 04/29/2023 2:30:33 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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Its either 100% true or a total head fake.


9 posted on 04/29/2023 2:35:38 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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It stands to reason that IF Ukraine were advancing at all we would be flooded with war videos here in the states to show how the billions being (supposedly) pumped into this country are doing anything besides the war pigs skimming at both ends...manufacturing and outright laundering of cash....I in no way support Russia’s attacking but I know how obama’s /Sotoreo’s 3rd term operates...I loathe the current illegal administration in power here in the United States....May God smite them and their demonic muzzie bastard from Martha’s Vineyard....so sad they allowed that bastard to reside on an island I ran around on as a youth ....we have no federal legitimate government at any level , no oversight anywhere as satan has corrupted so many in power.


10 posted on 04/29/2023 2:46:02 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Positive outlook)
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To: Timber Rattler

As goes Wagner so goes Russia.


11 posted on 04/29/2023 2:54:52 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: Kazan; Timber Rattler

“You’re a fool and liar, Timber. Wagner is close to clearing out Bahkmut”

Kazan, you were saying Russia was going to take Bakhmut back in December. Yet here you are still predicting imminent victory when it has been anything but imminent.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4115651/posts


12 posted on 04/29/2023 3:00:28 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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Now that they (Wagner) are officially designated as a transnational criminal organization, they need to burn that brand, and regroup under another name - like the KGB calling themselves the FSB now.

Same guys, at the same desks, saying they are something else.


13 posted on 04/29/2023 3:35:06 PM PDT by BeauBo
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Prigozhin is always a bit of a drama queen when he needs support from the army, but he and Russia’s Minister of Defense Shoigu are bitter rivals. Not just as MoD, but Shoigu also owns a PMC that competes with Wagner. If Shoigu can manage to grind down his competition, it is a win-win for him.


14 posted on 04/29/2023 4:00:52 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: MeganC
The Wagner group, not the regular Russian military, has taken 90+% of Bakhmut despite the fact Zelensky has expended thousands of men and most of his resource trying to keep it.

And, the Russians have intentionally kept roads open to Bakhmnut so Zelensky can keep feeding soldiers into their meat grinder. A slow grind benefits Russia, YOU IDIOT.

You are one of the biggest idiots here.

15 posted on 04/29/2023 4:32:12 PM PDT by Kazan
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