Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65871232

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sunbeam60@lemmy.one · 6 pts · 3y

The fact that it hasn’t happened earlier baffles me.

Ashyr@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y

While a collective uprising and a total democratization of Russia would be the ideal end to the war, I feel a realistic end is someone like Prigozhin or Shoigu stepping in and taking over is far more likely.

This kind of friction between Wagner and the Russian army is a promising start.

SirFredman@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y

This is not going to end well, I think, for both the private mercenary companies and the Russian MoD. Excellent timing as well, with the Ukrainian counteroffensive and all.