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Wagner Troops Will Defend Belgorod Region, Warns Prigozhin
Newsweek ^ | 6/3/2023 | Brendan Cole

Posted on 06/04/2023 10:59:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, said he was prepared to send his mercenary troops to the Russian border region where raids from Ukrainian territory have taken place.

In an audio post on Telegram, Prigozhin reiterated on Saturday his criticism of the Russian Defense Ministry's handling of the war in Ukraine, this time about how it was dealing with armed incursions into the Russian region of Belgorod, from where thousands have fled.

Belgorod has been hit by numerous attacks with the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, saying on Friday, there were more than 500 projectile weapons fired, most of them around the town of Shebekino.

The same day, the Freedom of Russia Legion, a group comprised of Russians who side with Ukraine and oppose Vladimir Putin, posted videos on social media of combat they said was in the Belgorod village Novaya Tavolzhanka.

But on Saturday, Prigozhin said that his troops may have to step into the fray and that "the only thing we will be asking for is ammunition."

"If the [Russian] Ministry of Defense does not stop what is happening in the Belgorod region soon, then, of course, we will come to the Belgorod region and protect our Russian people and all those who live there," he said.

He said that his fighters would not wait for an "invitation" and that the "civilian population is dying in Belgorod."

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
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Polish Volunter Corps, Russian Volunteer Corps and Freedom Russia Legion inside Novaya Tavolzhanka Cityk Belgorod region Russia.



FIRMs fire map: Novaya Tvolzhanka, Belgorod Russia region



1 posted on 06/04/2023 10:59:34 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

He’s a mercenary. I wonder what his price is.


2 posted on 06/04/2023 11:16:16 AM PDT by I-ambush (We watched the moment of defeat, played back over on the video screen. )
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To: marcusmaximus

Wagner needs time to refit.


3 posted on 06/04/2023 11:21:56 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: marcusmaximus

Translation: Please let me leave Ukraine.


4 posted on 06/04/2023 11:34:39 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: marcusmaximus

newsweak propaganda is always good for a laugh!
even made trailers for this long overhyped counteroffensive.
Bakhmut remains liberated...
damn good shovels
.
Ukes tried but couldn’t cross the border
update from neutral source DPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBU4bRxaZZI
.
here’s a video you might enjoy
patriot firing in Kiev
the big boom about 1:30 is impressive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oepttcw5fMQ


5 posted on 06/04/2023 11:42:12 AM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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Prigozhin knows the real losses capturing Bakhmut cost both Wagner and Ukraine. Last week he was withdrawing from Bakhmut. Now he wants Wagner out of Ukraine.

What does that tell you?

6 posted on 06/04/2023 12:42:56 PM PDT by Widget Jr (🇺🇦 Слава Україні! 🇺🇦 Sláva Ukrayíni! 🇺🇦 ☭ No CCCP 2.0 ☭)
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To: Widget Jr

Watch Prigozhin get all his troops put together to go to Belgorad only to “accidentally” show up in Moscow in time for a coup!


7 posted on 06/04/2023 4:42:17 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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