To understand the full scale of #Prigozhin #Russia semi-coup yesterday, here's a summary from "Baza" media. While analysts say Prigozhin failed to secure support from majority of Russian army, I do believe the weight of his arguments gave him (read: GRU) whatever he wanted. And it's not Prigozhin who capitulated here.

"Baza": More than a thousand pieces of equipment of the Wagner PMC were moving towards Moscow via the Voronezh Region. Among them were tanks, rocket launchers, trucks and cars.

According to the "Base," the first convoy of about 350 units of equipment crossed the border of the Voronezh region just after midnight on June 24. The column included nine tanks, four Tigers, a Grad launcher, a cannon, dozens of trucks and hundreds of cars. It was this convoy that later brought down a roadblock of trucks and construction equipment at kilometre 590 of the M-4 "Don".

Around 5am a second convoy drove into the region. It was even bigger - in the preliminary 375 units. The convoy drove towards the town of Buturlinovka, where the military airfield of the Ministry of Defence is located.

At 7am the third convoy of equipment comprising about 100 units arrived on the territory of the Voronezh region. Among them were three tanks, two anti-aircraft guns, buses, trucks and cars. The convoy travelled along the M-4 "Don" motorway.

At 9 a.m. a fourth convoy of military equipment, totalling 212 units, crossed the border of the region.

Source: https://t.me/bazabazon/18937

@Czarnobajewka We have to admit that Vanger (whatever?) force is nothing like armed forces of the Netherlands — they are not even fighting for Prigozhin, although it might look like that. There are no military targets in Moscow, nothing to capture there, Putin was definitely not there and Shoigu might have never been there in the first place.
But raping and pillaging in Moscow might look attractive — honestly, I'm surprised he was able to stop that 🤷
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Well, the Kremlin is in Moscow. And for many Russians politics stop at "Whoever lives in the Kremlin is in charge."

@useless_idiot My post was more or less ironic 😅
> Whoever lives in the Kremlin is in charge
You might be right here, might be not. I don't know, it's not WW2 times anymore, communications can be set up anywhere — in all seriousness, I believe what we have today is based on loyalty to Putin personally, no matter who sits in the Kremlin — all his governors are illegitimate. I think replacing him will break Russia apart, but I'm no prophet, we'll just wait and see 🤷
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> what we have today is based on loyalty to Putin personally
I don't speak of common folk here of course, I went out yesterday and I think that most were on Prigozhin's side. I think their opinion does not matter — that's how things are in Russia. Only those with guns have power, but I don't think they realize it themselves — that is what yesterday's revolt has shown us. I think it will happen again.
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