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submitted 1 year ago by DVD@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Wagner Group has trekked from Rostov, all the way to Voronezh, and taken control of the military facilities there.

For context, Voronezh is halfway between Rostov and Moscow, and this was accomplished in under a day.

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[-] random72guy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

For people like me who need visual aids.

[-] HerrLewakaas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This would be huge, but also very worrying. Russia can fuck out of Ukraine, but it's not gonna get anymore stable or peaceful when Prigozin of all people takes over the government

[-] Xeelee@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

He won't. Even if he manages to depose Putin, he's far from being in control of Russia. There will be a power struggle that might devolve into full blown civil war. Which is worrying in its own right, of course.

[-] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Let's hope they just cripple each other and don't get full grasp on the situation 🤞

[-] RedditRefugeeTom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Idk much about Wagner group, but I thought they were hired mercenaries? Why would a mercenary leader want to take over government? If anything I'd think they'd install their own puppets for government - which is probably just as bad if not worse.

[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Russia has been a weird wealth making machine since ussr fell. This guy wants to rob the Russian people too while pretending he’s running a government.

[-] DVD@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Update: Apparently Wagner is also pushing towards Krasnodar and Volgograd with little to no resistance, both equally major cities. This is just the current word of mouth though, no major news outlets or insiders to confirm.

[-] The_one_and_only@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This really turned into an F5-fest really fast!

this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2023
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