When he entered Rostov, and then Voronezh, the army groups not only did NOT resist him, but divisions joined him.
It was Russian military entering a Russian city.
A division is 10 to 15 thousand troops. Not only did no division join him, but the entire force that went on the road trip, including Oddball giving positive vibes, was only about a 1,000 to 1,500 men. They did not have a big enough force to subdue certain bad neighborhoods in Chiraq or NYC. And just their bad luck, the Chechen forces showed up to give them directions to the hospitality suite waiting for them.
Now the question is - would that have been enough?
Would the force have been enough for what? What do 1,000 to 1,500 or so men do when they get to an urban area of 18M people and 2,000 square miles? Ask for directions? At 120k out, they did an about face and went wee wee wee all the way home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PyQnjeJXtM&ab_channel=HistoryLegends
The Truth About Wagner's March on Moscow (Youtube)
I don’t know how many Wagners and supporters were on the mad dash for Moscow, but viewing the traffic on both sides of the highway the neumbers looked pretty impressive. However, there was no impression of violence in what I saw. Things were complicated by the fact that civilian traffic was being allowed to move in both directions while the military traffic was stopped for a while and troops were out walking around and chatting while waiting for instructions on next moves.
The move by Kadyrov and his Chechens was an unpleasant surprise. We may always wonder what would have happened if the Chechens had supported Wagner instead. Was the fact that his “buddy” Kazarov supported Putin, what kept him from fleeing to Turkey since it may be that Kazakhstan had refused him entry?
Woodie in post 16 “An inept group, “
Woodie in post 100 “It was Russian military”
Wagner was NOT Russian military and is not Russian military