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Russian mercenary boss vows to avenge alleged army attack; Moscow denies accusation (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Exaggeration207@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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An unverified video posted on the "Razgruzka Wagner" (Wagner's Combat Vest) Telegram channel showed a scene in a forest where small fires were burning and trees appeared to have been broken by force.

It carried the caption: "A missile attack was launched on the camps of PMC Wagner. Many victims. According to eyewitnesses, the strike was delivered from the rear, that is, it was delivered by the military of the Russian Ministry of Defence."

Prigozhin vowed to avenge the incident: "There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country."

But he also added: "This is not a military coup."

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[–] darkmugglet@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would my money on Prigozhin. Putin has a broken army and the Wagner's are pissed. Russians on Russian fighting is not going to bode well, especially when one side is very angry.

[–] Joe@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Seriously. Wagner mercenaries are the only trained soldiers left in Russia after Putin sent his personal army to their deaths

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whatever it is, any infighting on the russian side helps.

[–] gloriousspearfish@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Except we don't want a civil war going on in a country with nuclear weapons.

[–] squaresinger@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Valid objection. But according to the russian secret service, the coup has already been squashed. And we all know they are a super trustworthy source.