@Zealist@Dude These "people" honestly think they're perfect and brilliant, and will never understand that they don't have even the most basic grasp of storytelling fundamentals, so it's always blaming the audience now.
Foreign "soldiers of fortune" shared the details of participation in hostilities with the Russian army:
▪️"This is my third war in which I participated, and this one is by far the worst. You will be crushed by artillery, tanks. Last week, a bomb was dropped from a plane next to us, 300 meters from us. This is terrible shit."
▪️"There is nowhere to hide. When we went on a mission, I thought that we would all die. No helicopter will come for you, no one will save you when you are surrounded. When I returned home, I had time to think everything over. I came to the conclusion that I'm not going to come back and fight."
The AFU armored group launched an offensive on Kurdyumovka. IFVs and armored vehicles took off to storm our positions, but they were surprised in the form of MLRS "Grad" and tanks.
▪️"Then, for some reason, they decided that they would take the village in the spur of the moment, but they came across such a rebuff that they would remember it for a long time. Those, who survived." - say our fighters.
▪️ In the course of the battle, 2 IFVs with militants were quickly destroyed, 2 combat vehicles rushed to hide in the landing in horror, our shells flew after them.
▪During the battle, the enemy lost up to 40 fighters.
Message from the press service of the President of the Republic of Belarus:
This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed his Belarusian counterpart on the situation in southern Russia with the private military company Wagner. The heads of state agreed on joint actions.
As a follow-up to the agreements, the President of Belarus, having additionally specified the situation through his channels, and in agreement with the President of Russia, held talks with the head of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin. Negotiations continued throughout the day. As a result, they agreed on the inadmissibility of unleashing a bloody massacre on the territory of Russia. Yevgeny Prigozhin accepted the proposal of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to stop the movement of armed persons of the Wagner company on the territory of Russia and take further steps to de-escalate tensions. At the moment, an absolutely profitable and acceptable option for solving the situation is on the table, with security guarantees for the Wagner PMC fighters. As previously reported, also during today, the President of Belarus held two meetings with the power bloc of the country on this situation.
@Humpleupagus@AlbinoMutant@AidanTTIerian@Some_German_Guy@wgiwf There was a case to be made much earlier for a psyop, since it would have been a great way to obfuscate the reason for certain troop movements, but I think things have gone way too far for the psyop option to still be probable.
@wgiwf@Some_German_Guy It's bizarre, because what aren't we seeing. Wagner doesn't have the manpower or logistics on its own to pose a threat to Putin, so either they have another advantage, or Prigozhin has simply gone nuts.
Disappointing, though, since this may harm the soldiers at the front, after three weeks straight of absolutely crushing the Ukrainian offensive. If this gives Ukraine an advantage in the field, it would be a disaster.
@AidanTTIerian@wgiwf@Some_German_Guy Yeah, this definitely stinks of zog gayop, but it only ends in Russian collapse if Prigozhin has the strength to either overthrow the government, or disrupt combat operations enough to cause a collapse at the front that results in a lost war. As it stands, Wagner on its own doesn't have that kind of strength, so what's the angle?
Wagner is entirely reliant on the Russian regular military for all its supply and logistics, so they can't operate for long on their own.
Looking at it from a distance, it seems like a lost cause, which makes me wonder what Prigozhin/his CIA handlers have hidden up their sleeve.
Are they counting on a significant portion of the Russian military siding with Prigozhin?
I appeal to the citizens of Russia, to the personnel of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and special services, to the soldiers and commanders who are now fighting at their battle positions, repelling the enemy's attacks and doing so heroically - I know, I spoke again tonight with the commanders of all directions. I am also addressing those who have been lured into this criminal adventure and pushed onto the path of the gravest crime, armed mutiny, through deceit or threats.
Russia today is fighting an uphill battle for its future, repelling the aggression of the neo-Nazis and their masters. Virtually the entire military, economic and information machine of the West is directed against us. We are fighting for the lives and security of our people, for our sovereignty and independence. For the right to be and remain Russia - a state with a thousand-year history.
This battle, when the fate of our people is being decided, requires the unity of all forces, unity, consolidation and responsibility. When everything that weakens us, any kind of discord, which our external enemies can and do use to undermine us from inside, must be put aside.
And so the actions that split our unity are, in essence, an apostasy from our people, from our comrades-in-arms who are now fighting on the frontlines. It is a stab in the back of our country and our people.
This is exactly the blow that was dealt to Russia in 1917, when the country fought the First World War. But the victory was stolen from her. Intrigues, squabbles, politicking behind the backs of the army and the people resulted in the greatest shock, the destruction of the army and the disintegration of the state, the loss of vast territories. The result was the tragedy of the civil war.
The Russians killed the Russians, the brothers killed their brothers, and the lucrative interests were reaped by all kinds of political adventurers and foreign forces who divided the country and tore it apart.
We will not allow this to happen again. We will protect both our people and our statehood against all threats. Including internal treachery.
And what we have faced is precisely betrayal. Excessive ambitions and vested interests have led to treason. Betrayal of their country, their people, and the cause for which the fighters and commanders of Wagner fought and died alongside our other units. The heroes who liberated Soledar and Artemovsk, towns and villages of Donbass, fought and gave their lives for Novorossiya, for the unity of the Russian world. Their name and glory have also been betrayed by those who are trying to organise rebellion, pushing the country towards anarchy and fratricide. To defeat, ultimately, and capitulation.
I repeat, any internal turmoil is a mortal threat to our statehood, to us as a nation. It is a blow to Russia, to our people. And our actions to defend the Fatherland against such a threat will be tough. Everyone who deliberately chose the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed insurrection, who chose the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer an inevitable punishment, they will be held accountable both before the law and before our people.
The Armed Forces and other government agencies have received the necessary orders, and additional anti-terrorist measures are being introduced in Moscow, the Moscow region and a number of other regions. Decisive action will also be taken to stabilise the situation in Rostov-on-Don. It remains complex, with the work of the civilian and military authorities effectively blocked.
As the President of Russia and Commander-in-Chief, as a citizen of Russia, I will do my utmost to defend the country, to protect the constitutional order, the lives, security and freedom of its citizens.
Those who organized and prepared the military uprising, who raised arms against their comrades-in-arms, have betrayed Russia. And they will be held accountable for it. And I urge those who are being dragged into this crime not to make the fatal and tragic, unique mistake, to make the only right choice - to stop participating in criminal actions.
I believe that we will preserve and defend what is dear and sacred to us, and together with our Motherland we will overcome any trials, we will become even stronger.