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Russian forces are facing Wagner's rebels in the city of Voronezh, as the latter have moved towards Moscow to oust Putin from power.
In the last few minutes, videos have circulated on social networks from the moment of the bombing of the Russian aviation against the Wagner forces on the highway leading towards Moscow.
Numerous Wagner forces have moved towards the capital after taking control of several important centers in the south of the country such as Rostov and Voronezh.
⚡️Russian airforce targeting a convoy of Wagner equipment on the M-4 highway in Voronezh region this morning pic.twitter.com/4tpgVqjYmx
— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) June 24, 2023
It seems that the situation has become very serious for Putin and the Russian army as Wagner's mercenaries have already taken control in the south and can overthrow it if they act quickly as long as the Russian army is stuck in Ukraine.
"We will only move towards Moscow. We ask the Armed Forces not to resist us" - Wagner PMC pic.twitter.com/2ZodCwkdMY
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) June 24, 2023
Putin described this rebellion as a stab in the back for the Russian state, saying that all those who have risen up will receive the appropriate punishment, while the Russian forces have also planned the destruction of three important bridges that connect the capital with the southern part of the country. in order to prevent the introduction of Wagner's forces in the north.
More than a well-organized coup, this looks like a rebellion by Yevgeniy Prigozhin against the Russian military, whom he blames for the deaths of hundreds of his fighters.
Wagner convoy now moving north towards Moscow on the M4 in Horse-Kolodezsky, Lipetsk Oblast, T-90S and BMP-2 on heavy equipment transporters. pic.twitter.com/lnFF0S4R3i
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 24, 2023
Foreign media reports that a large number of Russian soldiers are handing over their garrisons to Wagner, while the biggest question mark now relates to the front in Ukraine, as the Russians' supplies could run out in a matter of days, giving the Ukrainians the upper hand in front.
It all started a few weeks ago when Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin first accused the chief of the General Staff of the Russian army of not supplying them with the right weaponry to fight the Ukrainians.
The Wagners were then ordered to withdraw to their barracks as the Ukrainian city would come under the control of the regular Russian army. While retreating, Wagner's forces were shelled on the way back, for which Prigozhin blamed the Russian army.
Who are the Wagner forces?
Wagner is a Russian-based mercenary group that has so far fought Putin's wars in North Africa as well as Syria. They were called into Ukraine after the regular Russian army failed on the Kiev front.
They fought alongside Russia, but were seen as an important power factor causing the Russian Ministry of Defense to stop sending them weapons, and recently bombarded them with missiles causing the chaos that is happening now.
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