downpunxx@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWagner 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 Ukrainelemmy.worldimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-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 Ukrainelemmy.worlddownpunxx@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square141fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelycanrising@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 year agomy mind is so blown. i didn’t have wagner turning against russia on my bingo card
minus-squareHerrLewakaas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year 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-squareGorbachof@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year 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-square𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI’ve also go “nuclear civil war” on my card.
minus-squareDouble_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI kinda had it on it when Prigozhin started releasing videos of him acting as a reasonable person to gain popular support.
minus-squaregreen_dragon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year 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-squareThisIsMyLemmyLogin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI didn’t either, but history has plenty of examples of mercenary armies turning against their employers.
minus-squarelycanrising@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agois it normally like this? for something akin to personal politics, and not missed payment or something?
minus-squareBobKerman3999@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoHmm not sure it’s against Russia, more like against the bureaucrats that stole his ammunition
minus-squarelycanrising@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agofair enough, it’s an important distinction
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.
I’ve also go “nuclear civil war” on my card.
ohno
Anyway
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 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?
Hmm not sure it’s against Russia, more like against the bureaucrats that stole his ammunition
fair enough, it’s an important distinction