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Internal unrest in Russia is growing: Prigozhin warns of revolution by "hundreds of thousands"

2023-05-25T19:09:55.638Z

Highlights: Prigozhin perceives growing resentment among Putin's fighters. He warns of a historic revolution that could not be prevented even by the Kremlin. At the same time, there are growing signs that Russia may have underestimated Ukraine as an adversary. Ukraine is already working at full speed on the counteroffensive, adviser to the Ukrainian president's office says. "It is an intense war along a 1,500-kilometer border, but the action has begun," says Mykhailo Podolyak.


Prigozhin perceives growing resentment among Putin's fighters. He warns of a historic revolution that could not be prevented even by the Kremlin.


Prigozhin perceives growing resentment among Putin's fighters. He warns of a historic revolution that could not be prevented even by the Kremlin.

Moscow – If Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has his way, Russia could face something else in addition to a defeat in the Ukraine war: a revolution like in 1917. Prigozhin sees the current inequality in Russian troops as the trigger for the revolution. At the same time, there are growing signs that Russia may have underestimated Ukraine as an adversary and the counteroffensive already underway.

Wagner boss Prigozhin warns of revolution in Ukraine war

The Wagner boss warned that inequality could create a divide. Because while the sons of the poor would be sent back from the front in coffins, the children of the elite would "freeze their butts off" in the sun. "First, the soldiers will stand up, and after that their relatives will rise. There are already tens of thousands of them – relatives of the fallen. And there will probably be hundreds of thousands – we can't prevent that," he said in an interview published on his channel on the messaging app Telegram, according to the Guardian.

Prigozhin also claims that 50,000 convicts recruited by Wagner and a similar number of regular troops were killed in the battle for Bakhmut over the course of several months. For Prigozhin, the consequences of the Ukraine war are particularly hard hit. Initially, Prigozhin attributed the Russian successes in Bakhmut to the Wagner mercenaries. He claimed that his men now controlled all of Bakhmut. Now he even announced a withdrawal of his troops from Bakhmut. Regular soldiers are said to have replaced the Wagner mercenaries in the outskirts.

Ukraine war: The origins of the conflict with Russia

Ukraine war: The origins of the conflict with Russia

Losses for Russia in the Ukraine war: "It's all falling apart"

It is not only Prigozhin who is now on alert. According to the Guardian, Kremlin figures also see weaknesses in the Russian leadership in the war. "We can see that both the military leadership and the political institutions of the Russian Federation are not prepared for this situation," said Denis Kapustin, a commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps. "They've invested billions in strengthening their line, but when it comes to action, everything falls apart and nothing works."

The raid on Belgorod has highlighted the weakness of Russia's defenses. In the attack, Russian anti-Putin elites, including the Freedom of Russia Legion, made a dramatic invasion of the Belgorod region along Ukraine's northern border. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to have found the attackers, killing 70 people, but the militia leaders said they had only two deaths.

Counteroffensive has been going on for "a few days", according to Kiev – Russia is also learning quickly

Even though Russia seems to be weakening due to military unrest and Ukrainian attacks, analytical reports show that troops have learned a lot from the Ukraine war. Russian troops are said to have adapted their war tactics in various branches of the military, and Russian air defense in particular could pose a serious challenge to the Ukrainians.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is already working at full speed on the counteroffensive. According to Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president's office, the "counteroffensive has been going on for several days now." In an interview with the Italian TV channel Rai, he said: "It is an intense war along a 1,500-kilometer border, but the action has begun." He tweeted that the counteroffensive was not a "one-time event" that began at a certain hour on a particular day. (bohy)

Source: merkur

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