General Sergei SurovikinAccording to US intelligence, Yevgeni Prigozhin is currently in custody in Russia, according to information published by the independent media ‘The Moscow Times’, which is aware of his rearmament plans, but the Kremlin did not confirm the arrest this Thursday. If confirmed, he will be the only leader in the Russian regime to pay the price. play with fire. Although Prigozhin remained largely unpunished (the charges against him were dropped and President Vladimir Putin allowed him to go into exile in Belarus), it is not yet clear what will be Surovikin’s sentence.
Another of the leading men who put Wagner on a pedestal was the governor. Chechnya, Ramadan Kadyrov. In the first moments of the rebellion attempt, Chechen silence rang the alarm bells. However, as a good established Putinist, sided with the President of Russia and the Department of Defense and even offered it to his men. feared Kadyrotvsifight against wagner’s rebels. He had previously celebrated the appointment of Surovikin as commander of troops in Ukraine last October, as he himself was part of the hard line of Putinism.
He was the reason of choice for Kadyrov, who was dependent on Moscow both economically and militarily. stay true to the Russian ruling party. Earlier, it had already agreed with Moscow on the signing of Chechen volunteers contracts with the Ministry of Defense, which will come into force from July 1. The same decision was the one that led to it. Prigozhin uprisingstating that this is the intention battle for wagner and not overthrow the Russian government. According to sources from the regional administration, the Chechen Administration will be ready to send tens of thousands of troops to the Ukrainian front.
From conquering the Crimea to calling Prigozhin “president”
Despite Igor GirkinThe Donbas ‘gunman’, who hasn’t worked for the Russian government for years, has become one of Russia’s most important men in the region. Consolidation of Moscow in eastern Ukraine. He was also one of the soldiers occupying the peninsula. Crimea, internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. He has publicly stated that. tied to local politicians Voting for the region to join Russia in the 2014 referendum. said vote not recognized as legitimate by the international community.. He also participated in one of the first conflicts between the militia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics and the Ukrainian Army, which led to the outbreak of the Donbas war.
A key point in consolidating Russian interests in eastern Ukraine — it has even happened Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People’s Republic– He did not receive attention for a while until he decided to volunteer for the Russian offensive in Ukraine in 2022, which cost him Kiev. price per. After returning to the Eurasian country, conflict managementOn his Telegram channel, he goes back to the same Saturday when the riot happened, to make sure that Russia is getting closer to “him”. inevitable and irrevocable final deathBesides pointing to “, Prigozhin”royal head“From Russia. In the same ‘article’ he said: Putin must kneel before Wagner’s boss for his fulfillment.
Photos with Wagner’s hammer
One of the most devoted admirers of Wagner among Russian politicians Sergei Mironov, Leader of the Just Russia party, a social democrat of the Russian systemic opposition. A staunch defender of the mercenary group, his gifts and photos of the formation –a gavel similar to the one used to execute deserters— circulated on the internet. Some images that will haunt you for a while and remind you that Prigozhin was fighting for his men. enjoy greater privileges in the country. It was he who demanded the legalization of education and repeatedly thanked them for everything they did in Ukraine.
On June 24, he released a video denouncing Wagner and his actions during the riot. trying to take Moscow. He asked them to abandon their claims and called them traitors. In another ‘post’ on social networks, he praised his work in Ukraine. regretted his attempt last Saturday.