Posted on 06/24/2023 8:21:25 AM PDT by Cronos
Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning advance.
Facing the first serious challenge to his grip on power of his 23-year rule, President Vladimir Putin vowed to crush an armed mutiny he compared to Russia's Civil War a century ago.
The fighters of the Wagner private army run by former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin were already most of the way to the capital, having captured the city of Rostov and set off on an 1,100 km (680 mile) race to Moscow.
Reuters saw troop carriers and a flatbed truck carrying a tank careening past the city of Voronezh more than half way to Moscow, where a helicopter fired on them. But there were no reports of the rebels meeting any substantial resistance on the highway.
Russian media showed pictures of small groups of police manning machine gun positions on Moscow's southern outskirts Authorities in the Lipetsk region south of the capital told residents to stay home.
...Prigozhin says his men are on a "march for justice" to remove corrupt and incompetent commanders he blames for botching the war in Ukraine.
In a televised address from the Kremlin, Putin said Russia's very existence was under threat.
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Nature, and geo-politics, abhor a vacuum.
“The protests have been going on for months.”
...and you guys did not post a SINGLE ARTICLE on those protests here on FR?
Why not? Perhaps you guys are the real Putin puppets?
LOL
When it’s just three or four planes or helicopters over 24 hours, against hundreds of vehicles covering say 50 km of road. And Wagner has manpads and it seems SAM vehicles.
Just a few aircraft have tried to stop the column.
“Read the news now. Putin called Prigozhin a traitor, and so now Prigozhin comes out against the old Tsar”
Well, about time! What’s the point of a Jan 6th repeat without even calling for removal of the top dog!
You seem to be a somewhat thoughtful person so I don’t see why you would have a problem with me.
“In the case of Rostov it is the logistical staging area for the Ukraine invasion.”
It’s been barely touched during this war. One would think there would be non-stop drone attacks if it was that important.
“Russian forces in Ukraine may soon be surrendering in masse, given they will have major supply issues and potentially no rear support.”
May it be so!
And may Ukraine expel the rest of the russians from their land
It absolutely has all the markings of NATO conspiring.
How many times have we tried and succeeded in creating an uprising. Planting psyops. Geez look at Egypt. It’s so awful it really makes me disgusted that we do this.
We always make the unsafe assumption that you guys are keeping up. Our fault, I know.
pure BS
“I totally support Putin.”
“I AM totally supportED BY Putin.”
Fixed it for you.
“It absolutely has all the markings of NATO conspiring.”
Holly, is NATO in the room with you now?
Rostov is out of range of even Stormshadow.
And there are rules for “western” weapons targeting Russia proper.
Which leaves domestic drones with tiny warheads. And these have tried to hit airbases in the area.
You’re sounding silly.
I think China should get Siberia
[News to me that Wagner has tanks, or even heavy weapons. Have a link?]
Are you really that lazy? It is very easy to find picks of the wagner forces in the past 12 hours. Yes, they have tanks, fuel trucks, heavy weapons, and even air defense. Find your own link for once.
“Which leaves domestic drones with tiny warheads. And these have tried to hit airbases in the area.”
Plenty of big drones too. As it is, they barely touch Rostov, and that’s all I need to know.
China should co-opt Siberia
Cronos was responding to your inaccurate statement. Or did you forget that???
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