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.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Yes. Maybe the next “accounting error” can go towards fixing our own borders. (Yeah, right. As if Brandon’s going to do anything about *our* borders. 😂)
“The “dozens of checkpoints” seem to have waved them through”
Why...why? Considering not a SINGLE word of support for Wagner from anyone in the Russian leadership.
You will get your answer, trust me.
25000 Wagner troops headed to Moscow is not Jan 6. These men are a military fighting force with tanks, anti-air systems and a whole lot of pissed off well trained killers.
LOL - true. But either way this weakens Putin and the Russian state.
“’m also wondering how Wagner managed to get from Bakhmut to the Gates of Moscow in less than 24 hours,”
The “gates of Moscow” report was a while ago & erroneous. You really need to keep up
“Why...why? Considering not a SINGLE word of support for Wagner from anyone in the Russian leadership.”
Maybe -
- The Russian leadership is not the only thing that matters. Maybe the rank and file have their own opinions. As in the great desertion of 1917.
- What the Russian leadership says in public may not be what they are saying in private.
In any case we can see the results. 1000 km with nothing but the occasional skirmish. It would have been easy to pull a Horatius at the bridge thing a couple of dozen times. That is, if a Horatius had turned up.
If I were the Ukrainians I’d be spreading massive disinfo on Putin’s current ability to breathe right now. Post videos of him under attack or rumors of his plane being shot down. The Russians deserve better. Hell the whole world does. What blows my mind is the Russians created Wagner then it turned into a monster they couldn’t control. Bombing his billeted troops was not the smartest thing when there obviously was no plan for containment. Russians gonna Russia.
This is a CIA operation! The CIA has overthrown hundreds of governments worldwide,
US Civil Defense News. @CaptCoronado
🚨Update: The US Government contacted Yevgeny Prigozhin and told him he was going to be arrested or assassinated by Putin. They also offered him $1.3 billion dollars to turn on President Putin and lead a coup. He is in constant contact with the CIA who is working with him to overthrow the Russian Federation.
This is a CIA operation! The CIA has overthrown hundreds of governments worldwide, including the U.S. government in 1963! If successful, Russia will become a puppet state of the West! If unsuccessful, it will be world war!
https://twitter.com/CaptCoronado/status/1672603725611843588
“The “gates of Moscow” report was a while ago & erroneous.”
Thanks, no surprise that the Neocons and Western media are putting out lies.
“25000 Wagner troops headed to Moscow is not Jan 6.”
Yep, it was 100,000 or so insurrectionists heading to DC, just prior to Jan 6th.
Let’s see: It’s the CIA., It’s NATO, It’s Russian Oligarchs, etc. Take your pick
“Let’s see: It’s the CIA., It’s NATO, It’s Russian Oligarchs, etc. Take your pick!”
Will we ever really know?
“Will we ever really know?”
You mean in our lifetime? Doubtful
“ What’s the point of a Jan 6th repeat”
Knock offs your Obama Rainbow flag narrative propaganda.
Oh, yes, that’s your job.
You are a wise man grandpa.
“Will we ever really know?”
‘You mean in our lifetime? Doubtful’
I’m 84, so not much time left in my span.
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