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arrow-up11.1Karrow-down1imageWagner Group captures headquarters of the Southern Military District and the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Rostov, the headquarters of Russia's base of operations for War in Ukrainedownpunxx to World NewsEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square144file-text
minus-square@lycanrisinglinkEnglish40•2 years agomy mind is so blown. i didn’t have wagner turning against russia on my bingo card
minus-square@HerrLewakaaslinkEnglish23•2 years agoI mean Prigozin has been advertising his eventual turning against Putin for a while, but I didn’t think it would happen as a full on military coup
minus-square@GorbachoflinkEnglish12•2 years agoMy personal theory is that he never intended it to get this far (previously he never called out Putin directly), but a failed assassination attempt made him decided he has no choice.
minus-square@Double_AlinkEnglish13•2 years agoI kinda had it on it when Prigozhin started releasing videos of him acting as a reasonable person to gain popular support.
minus-square@green_dragonlinkEnglish10•2 years agoMy father who is Russian has been talking about Wagner turning on Russia for the past 2 months. Dogs of war. So my bingo card has been stamped.
minus-square@ThisIsMyLemmyLoginlinkEnglish4•2 years agoI didn’t either, but history has plenty of examples of mercenary armies turning against their employers.
minus-square@lycanrisinglinkEnglish1•2 years agois it normally like this? for something akin to personal politics, and not missed payment or something?
my mind is so blown. i didn’t have wagner turning against russia on my bingo card
I mean Prigozin has been advertising his eventual turning against Putin for a while, but I didn’t think it would happen as a full on military coup
My personal theory is that he never intended it to get this far (previously he never called out Putin directly), but a failed assassination attempt made him decided he has no choice.
Failed assassination attempt on Prigozin?
I kinda had it on it when Prigozhin started releasing videos of him acting as a reasonable person to gain popular support.
savvy!
My father who is Russian has been talking about Wagner turning on Russia for the past 2 months. Dogs of war. So my bingo card has been stamped.
I’ve also go “nuclear civil war” on my card.
ohno
Anyway
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fair enough, it’s an important distinction
I didn’t either, but history has plenty of examples of mercenary armies turning against their employers.
is it normally like this? for something akin to personal politics, and not missed payment or something?