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[-] Yoz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Can someone please explain what's going on ? I am out of the loop. I know Wagner was fighting for Russia but what happened now?

[-] certain_people@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Everyone in Wagner was about to be conscripted into the regular Russian Army as the latest in an ongoing power struggle between Wagner's boss and the Russian MoD. So to avoid losing his private army, the boss has stepped up the power struggle to an attempted coup, basically.

[-] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

The coup will be crushed, but it will weaken the Russian military even more and they lose their (now former) elite forces

[-] onionbaggage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My money isn't on the Russian Army being able to "crush" anything tougher than a chicken egg at this point.

[-] decenthuman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I know next to nothing about whats going on but crushed appears harsh. They're marching through to Moscow unfettered.

[-] HamSwagwich@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Who's going to crush them? The Russian military? They are going to join them.

[-] dustojnikhummer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well, according to newest updates apparently not.

[-] FabulousCable3945@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

woah, so a win-win for us

[-] UniquesNotUseful@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The head of Wagner was unhappy with Russian military leaders and thought he'd take matters into his own hands as Putin was going to support him. Putin did not. Now there are 10,000 men heading to Moscow.

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