Head of the Kremlin militia, aka Wagner Group, Yevgeeny Prigozhin, proclaimed that his troops had seized control of this town after battling Ukrainian troops there. In this mid-winter assault, his private military force used regular army munitions to supplement their own. However, the regular Russyan Army leaders, from generals on down, said that this was a gross exaggeration of reality. It seems that the Wagner Group's troops were recalled from other postings, especially in the Central African REpublic where they assume the role of "palace guards" to protect the civil government in exchange from 50% of diamond profits around the country. Despite claims of superior tactical results in combat, nothing can be assumed when dealing with oligarchs, even Putin's chef, as Yevgeny P.
So, the regular Russyan Army has poorly trained conscripts in the front lines, in mid-winter, and they are a long way from home. The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are fighting in their own backyards, protecting their families from a foreign invader, ie. the Rus from up north in Siberia. Few Russyan army conscripts know why they are in Ukraine. They are skeptical when told they are freeing locals from Nazis. Putin will long be remembered as the hapless leader who didn't know enough history to realize his own mistakes when making strategic decisions concerning his country's future in the wider world. And the Wagner Group will provide evidence that this militia is no better than a rogue group of murderers cut loose on the world.
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