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Wagner Group chief Yevgeny V. Prigozhin has launched a rebellion of his mercenary forces against the brass at the Russian Ministry of Defense. Wagner forces have taken over the military headquarters for southern Russia, and are threatening to drive on Moscow with armed columns. Prigozhin claims not to want to overturn the entire government in a coup, but is seeking retribution for a friendly fire incident and better terms in his contract with the state.

Prigozhin said Wagner field camps in Ukraine were struck by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on orders from Gerasimov following a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at which they decided to destroy Wagner.

The Wagner forces have played a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, succeeding in taking the city where the bloodiest and longest battles have taken place, Bakhmut. But Prigozhin has increasingly criticized Russia’s military brass, accusing it of incompetence and of starving his troops of weapons and ammunition.

Prigozhin said late Friday his troops would punish Shoigu in an armed rebellion and urged the army not to offer resistance. “This is not a military coup, but a march of justice,” Prigozhin declared…

Prigozhin, whose feud with the Defense Ministry dates back years, had refused to comply with a requirement that military contractors sign contracts with the ministry before July 1. In a statement late Friday, he said he was ready to find a compromise but “they have treacherously cheated us.”

“Today they carried out a rocket strike on our rear camps, and a huge number of our comrades got killed,” he said. The Defense Ministry denied attacking the Wagner camps.

Prigozhin claimed that Shoigu went to the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don personally to direct the strike and then “cowardly” fled.

“This scum will be stopped,” he said of Shoigu.

Putin addressed the nation Saturday in a grave tone, warning Wagner soldiers to cease “criminal activities,” under threat of severe retribution. Putin said “excessive ambitions and personal interests have lead to betrayal,” and warned that foreign forces would take advantage of the situation to weaken the Russian state.

Wagner holds the Russian city of Rostov, east of the Sea of Azov.

Wagner is reportedly driving towards Moscow, with Russian MOD forces tasked with blocking their path.

Russian-on-Russian fighting is reported:

Even air strikes against Wagner:

Ramzan Kadyrov and his fierce Chechen contingent have thrown in with Putin.

Moscow is being fortified:

Obviously, Ukraine and its Western backers must be thrilled with this turn of events.

 

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