Russia’s Wagner mercenary group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said the Kremlin’s justifications for invading Ukraine were based on lies.
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said the Kremlin’s justifications for invading Ukraine were based on lies.
The folks in the Ukraine sublemmy are following this very closely, and say the fighting has started.
https://lemmy.world/post/484743
There have been unconfirmed videos show a convoy and small arms fire supposedly in Rostov just outside where the Southern Military command is.
https://nitter.net/Stanovaya/status/1672360894515363841#m
https://nitter.net/Stanovaya/status/1672371087005417472#m
This made me laugh
https://nitter.net/bluenicks_99/status/1672402676074643457#m
no JavaScript so have to click to play video
I despise auto-play, even on YouTube.
I despise auto-play, especially on YouTube. Let me advance when I feel like. Not everything is a party music playlist!
Can you point me towards me a brief overview of Rostov, whose territory it’s in, and its strategic importance? I’ve mostly been following the geopolitics of the war and not the actual fronts/troop movements except at a very very high level.
Rostov is In Russia a border city Rostov is east of Mariupol Ukraine. it being a border city strategically it’s logistic point, it’s very far from the front, a disruption here could potentially assist Ukraine in wearing down points at the front this may sow chaos in Russian command,break morale.
So I wish I could, maybe ISW ? I’ve been reading their daily updates for a year now, and just absorbed a lot. Dmitri@ war translated is good. There are also some good substacks.
ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/
This is a retired Aus general, great info. https://open.substack.com/pub/mickryan/p/prigozhin-crosses-the-rubicon
Also Phillip O’Brien Substack and Andrews substack, literally their name I believe.
Also this lady https://nitter.net/Stanovaya
Wiki Rostov on Don
And Ftten had a good summary.