My interview with RTE's @morningireland on Prigozhin's extraordinary Wagner mutiny; Putin's weak and unconvincing response; and how Ukraine is ready to exploit Russian divisions on the battlefield
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Wagner’s Autonomy: Dependent on Russia for Funds, Arms, and Orders
Important to underscore this. Wagner may have had some level of autonomy but it was dependent on Russia for financing and arms — and was still under orders from the Russian government and MOD, even if it didn’t always obey them. https://t.co/konyoV0Jfc
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) 27 juin 2023Important to underscore this. Wagner may have had some level of autonomy but it was dependent on Russia for financing and arms — and was still under orders from the Russian government and MOD, even if it didn’t always obey them.
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Ukrainian Border Guards See No Wagner Bases in Belarus
Ukrainian border guards have not yet observed any deployment of bases for Wagner Group fighters in Belarus.
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Putin admits Wagner group funded by federal budget
Putin admits the Wagner Group was fully financed by Russia.
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) 27 juin 2023
"We fully financed this group from the federal budget. Just from May 22 until May 23 the state paid Wagner companies 86,262,000,000 rubles [about 1 billion USD] for cash support and incentive payments." pic.twitter.com/NbrnG26dpjPutin admits the Wagner Group was fully financed by Russia. "We fully financed this group from the federal budget. Just from May 22 until May 23 the state paid Wagner companies 86,262,000,000 rubles [about 1 billion USD] for cash support and incentive payments."
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Sniper kills two soldiers with shots to head and heart
"No one knows how it happened or what was going on at that moment. Today (June 26 – ed.) we learned that the guys were killed by sniper shots. Mykyta was killed by a shot to the head, and Tigran was killed in the heart…
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Circumstances of two teens’ deaths in Berdyansk unclear
The circumstances surrounding the deaths of two teenagers, Tigran Ohannisyan and Mykyta Khanhanov, in temporarily occupied Berdyansk remain unclear, Olha Reshetylova, co-founder of the Media Initiative for Human Rights and coordinator of the War and Justice program, said on Radio Liberty.
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Missile strike hits Kremenchuk dacha neighborhood
Today’s missile strike hit a dacha (country house) neighborhood in the Kremenchuk district, said Lunin. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
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Russian Kh-22 missile strike on Kremenchuk mall kills 20
On June 27, 2022, a Russian Soviet-era Kh-22 missile carrying over 900 kilograms of explosives struck the Amstor shopping mall in Kremenchuk. More than 20 people were killed and 59 were injured.
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Russian forces strike Kremenchuk on Amstor anniversary
Russian forces struck Kremenchuk on June 27 with the same missiles that hit the local Amstor shopping mall exactly a year ago, according to Poltava Oblast Governor Dmytro Lunin.
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Ukraine vows to liberate all territory, explains counteroffensive
#Ukraine will liberate all of its territory from Russian occupation @Ukraine_UA explains how Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations work: