24-06-2023, 05:04 PM
Oh dear, what a shame, never mind!
All is not well in the world of murdering innocent people, & the boys with the toys have fallen out with each other. Excellent news - if they confine their revenge to each other.
If not then it could be very bad news for the rest of us.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142
All is not well in the world of murdering innocent people, & the boys with the toys have fallen out with each other. Excellent news - if they confine their revenge to each other.
If not then it could be very bad news for the rest of us.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142
[b]o[/b]Yevgeny Prigozhin’s declared move against the Russian military leadership is "almost certainly an attempted coup", the former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor has told the BBC.
“This is serious for Putin. The Russians are taking this very seriously, and it sounds like they should.”
But Taylor, who was in Ukraine last month, says the Wagner boss is unlikely to succeed.
“The ministry of defence forces have the equipment, have the aircraft, have the tanks – they have the military equipment in numbers – to put down Prigozhin's forces," he says.But the Russian infighting could potentially help Ukraine in its fight to defeat Russia's invasion, Taylor said.
"If the Russians are now worried about their chain of command, then the Russians that are supposed to be fighting the Ukrainians may be distracted and may even run."
[b]"The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has vowed to "go all the way" to topple Russia's military leadership, hours after the Kremlin accused him of "armed rebellion".[/b]
Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia, entering the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Mr Prigozhin said his men would destroy anyone who stood in their way.
The local governor urged citizens there to keep calm and stay indoors.
Mr Prigozhin claimed that his forces had shot down a Russian military helicopter that "opened fire on a civilian convoy". He did not give a location and the assertion could not be immediately verified.
The Wagner Group is a private army of mercenaries that has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine.
[b]r [/b]On Friday, the 62-year-old mercenary leader accused the military of launching a deadly missile strike on his troops and vowed to punish them. He did not provide evidence.
Authorities have denied the strike and demanded he halt his "illegal actions"
Mr Prigozhin said the "evil" in Russia's military leadership must be stopped and vowed to "march for justice".
"Those who killed our lads, and tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers [in the war in Ukraine] will be punished," he said in an audio message posted to the social media platform Telegram.
"I ask you not to resist. Anyone who does will be considered a threat and destroyed. That goes for any checkpoints and aviation on our way.
"This is not a military coup, but a march of justice. Our actions do not interfere with the troops in any way."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is receiving round-the-clock updates on the situation, his spokesman said."
[b]w as Wagner chief accused of mutiny[/b]
Mr Prigozhin said his men would destroy anyone who stood in their way.
The local governor urged citizens there to keep calm and stay indoors.
Mr Prigozhin claimed that his forces had shot down a Russian military helicopter that "opened fire on a civilian convoy". He did not give a location and the assertion could not be immediately verified.
The Wagner Group is a private army of mercenaries that has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine.
[b]r [/b]On Friday, the 62-year-old mercenary leader accused the military of launching a deadly missile strike on his troops and vowed to punish them. He did not provide evidence.
Authorities have denied the strike and demanded he halt his "illegal actions"
Mr Prigozhin said the "evil" in Russia's military leadership must be stopped and vowed to "march for justice".
"Those who killed our lads, and tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers [in the war in Ukraine] will be punished," he said in an audio message posted to the social media platform Telegram.
"I ask you not to resist. Anyone who does will be considered a threat and destroyed. That goes for any checkpoints and aviation on our way.
"This is not a military coup, but a march of justice. Our actions do not interfere with the troops in any way."
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is receiving round-the-clock updates on the situation, his spokesman said."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)