It’s hard to tell exactly what is happening in Russia. But it appears Vladimir Putin’s days may be numbered as the virtual dictator of Russia.
He is being challenged now by the head of his Wagner Mercenary Army – Yevgeny Prigozhin – who is furious with Putin over what he says was a strike on his Wagner Training Camp in Bakmut, Ukraine – reportedly killing many of his troops. The latest reports indicate the Wagner Army has occupied two key cities in Russia, and may march on Moscow.
RUSSIA is feared to be on the cusp of a bloody civil war as fierce battles erupt between Putin’s troops and mercenaries from the Wagner Group in an extraordinary armed rebellion.
Vladimir Putin is facing the biggest challenge to his iron fist rule since he rose to power in the aftermath of the collapsed Soviet Union and took control of the Kremlin more than two decades ago.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to “punish” Russia after he blamed the Kremlin for a deadly missile attack on one of his training camps in Bakhmut, Ukraine.
The warlord – a former pal of Putin’s – has now led an armed rebellion with the stated aim to oust Russia’s military leaders as he turns on the top brass in Moscow.
Putin raged “this is treason” in an astonishing early morning address to the nation on TV which showed he wasn’t backing down.
And fighting has now erupted, with Wagner forces seemingly taking control of a military HQ in Rostov-on-Don and seizing facilities further north in Voronezh.
The governor of the Lipetsk confirmed the Wagner Group has now entered his region, only 225 miles south of Moscow.
Prigozhin has vowed to march on Moscow – and a Wagner convoy seemingly heading towards the capital has come under attack from Putin loyalist helicopters.
Prigozhin‘s army of 25,000 are believed to heading straight for Moscow – and there are reports of main army Russian forces actually siding with them and swelling their numbers.
Estimates have given the arrival time in Moscow anywhere between four and 20 hours – with Wagner forces spotted around the region of Lipetsk, some 200 miles south. . . .
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