Wagner Chief Declares Full-On 'Coup' Against Russian Defense Ministry
There are breaking reports that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has finally completely broken off relations with the Russian military, and essentially "declared war" on the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
According to a prominent translator who has examined freshly released audio of Prigozhin's fiery message on Telegram, the Wagner leader begins with: "PMC Wagner Commanders’ Council made a decision: the evil brought by the military leadership of the country must be stopped. They neglect the lives of soldiers. They forgot the word “justice”, and we will bring it back."
Audio. pic.twitter.com/hnuu42JhmY
— Dmitri (@wartranslated) June 23, 2023
It comes amid unverified reports that the regular military launched an attack on a Wagner encampment after months of soaring tensions, which the Russian MoD has just denied.
All of this has quickly given way to reports from the region that Prigozhin is ready to lead a full-on "coup" against top leadership, military brass in particular.
The translation of the Wagner founder's words continue as follows:
Those, who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished. I’m asking: no one resist. Everyone who will try to resist, we will consider them a danger and destroy them immediately, including any checkpoints on our way. And any aviation that we see above our heads.
I’m asking everyone to remain calm, do not succumb to provocations, and remain in their houses. Ideally, those along our way, do not go outside. After we finished what we started, we will return to the frontline to protect our motherland.
⚡️Prigozhin accuses Russian army of attacking Wagner, threatens to respond.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) June 23, 2023
Wagner Group Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Russian Defense Ministry attacked the group's bases in the rear.
"We have 25,000 (soldiers), and we're going to respond," he said. https://t.co/1xk7oeGQBK
And more from Prigozhin, suggesting he could indeed have his sights set on an actual political coup:
Presidential authority, Government, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardia, and other departments will continue operating as before. We will deal with those who destroy Russian soldiers. And we will return to the frontline. Justice in the Army will be restored. And after this, justice for the whole of Russia."
One question remains after this: how long will he last?
Below is FT's Moscow bureau chief on the shocking declaration...
We published this story about what Prigozhin accused the Russian MOD of this morning 40 minutes ago. In that time, he has now claimed the Russian army bombed a Wagner camp and appears to have declared war on the MOD. Just pure madnesshttps://t.co/oj11forhyR
— max seddon (@maxseddon) June 23, 2023
At this point, the Wagner boss should certainly avoid staying in tall buildings and near windows.
Currently, Russian state-run RT has the following military statement pinned at the top of its homepage: Wagner chief spreads misinformation — MOD
"All messages and video distributed on social networks on behalf of [Yevgeny] Prigozhin about the alleged strike by the [Russian military] on the camps of PMC Wagner in the rear areas do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation," the defense ministry said in the statement.
"Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to carry out combat missions on the line of contact with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the special military operation," the MoD added.
⚡️#BREAKING There are 25 thousand of us and we are going to figure out why there is chaos in the country — Prigozhin
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) June 23, 2023
“Everyone who wants to join. We need to end this mess."
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