Wagner mercenaries were on Thursday reported to be trying to head back into Russia after threatening retaliation over the suspected killing of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on the orders of Vladimir Putin. “The convoys are likely heading towards the border with Russia,” the centre...
Take it with a grain of salt, people, none of the trustworthy sources confirmed any of that - just a couple of Ukrainian outlets (understandable as psyop) and, well, yahoo news and the like.
As a Russian living in Russia and, obviously, closely following all the shit show, it does not seem like Wagner is going to do anything.
Then again, I'm not sure about shit after 24 Feb 2022.
Honest at this point I wouldn't even blink if Prigozhin popped up in the future to tell us they faked their deaths.
To be clear, I believe that he's dead (and that it was probably an assassination by Putin), but so many other outrageous things have happened already little surprises me.
It would be so ironic if the plane crash was entirely an accident and not planned in any way, but no one believes it because of Putins history. And if they kill him for something he wasn’t actually involved in because of his past crimes ruining his credibility it would be oh-so-sweet
This is a greater overall danger than many of you seem to realize. Their leader was a face and figurehead, the real power of Wagner mercenaries lies with the lieutenants. Without him, they are likely to splinter and become more brutal. Some are likely to be hired by the anti-Putin oligarchs, while others may align with Putin. This may result in Russia having to pull out of Ukraine, but that's not the end of this. Even if Putin is slammed out of power, that just results in an internal power struggle with deadly consequences. Those will not stay inside their borders.
The less wagnerites operating on Ukrainian soil the better. The less wagnerites helping illegal migrants to cross Polish-Belarusian border the better. The less wagnerites the better.
I am so sorry about this. But how much integrity can a mercenary army have? I mean what's point in fighting for your ex-employer? If you ask me there is no way they can actually rile-up that many mercenaries to do any significant damage. (but would love to hear other peoples thoughts)
Dumb asses, quiet sabotage would get you get you so much further, especially if you can figure out how to signal out and communicate with each other. Hey maybe I'm underestimating them and this is a feint to distract from something but big doubt.
Flight attendant Kristina Raspopova, 39, told her relatives of the unexplained hold-up, indicating that the aircraft was being “repaired” before the flight, according to VChK-OGPU Telegram channel.
Sounds like something I’d do if I wanted to plant a bomb for insurance, js.
I was wondering if that would happen. Hopefully whomever or whoever, if it's multiple people, are organizing Wagner at this point have more of a spine than their former erstwhile leader. Because they know the likely consequences now if they fail, since just letting bygones be bygones isn't a thing with Putin and the KGB.
So Wagner needs to go all out. And hopefully they do.