Една статија за денешниве плачења на Пригожин од наводен Кремљински бот.
My thoughts on Prigozhin's statement:
#1. Wagner will not go anywhere without orders from the General Staff.
#2. It's completely plausible that Wagner does need to refit after months of fighting.
#3. Prigozhin is not a military commander. He's a successful entrepreneur.
#4. Prigozhin's claims of an ammo shortage are false. The MoD has put out detailed lists of the munitions it sends Wagner every month. 100s of 1000s of shells for all calibers. Millions of small arms munitions. They're as well equipped as any Army or Marine unit.
#5. Prigozhin is wildly exaggerating Wagner's actions during Kharkov. He claims it was Wagner that stopped the AFU advance at Svatovo-Kremennaya. This is false. While Wagner units did assist and fought bravely most of the fighting was done by the 2nd Corps (LPR Militia)
And the 20th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces. His characterization of MoD troops running also insults the 2k men of the LPR Militia and RU Army who held Krasny Liman against a force of at least 10k for nearly a month buying time to set up defenses.
#6. His claims that Wagner is running out of munitions don't pass the logic test. Wagner would not be able to advance as they have against a numerically superior force without massive artillery bombardments which happen every day and have allowed Wagner to continue advancing.
#7. Most of Wagner's artillery support comes not from Wagner units but Russian Army units. To believe Prigozhin's claims is to believe that the MoD is deliberately not sending munitions to its own forces.
#8. Prigozhin's claims that Russian forces aren't protecting his flanks is also demonstrably false since we know full well from reports that the VDV (elite forces) and the LPR and DPR Corps (battle hardened) and even regular motor rifle units are currently guarding the flanks.
#9. I believe Kadyrov's statement from this morning is far more helpful than Prigozhin's. Kadyrov acknowledges sometimes communication between the MoD and non-regular Army forces can be hard. But he also makes clear that any issues have always been dealt with promptly.
He makes clear that Chechen forces always got what they needed from the MoD and that occurred by speaking to the MoD through official channels not by making dramatic public statements. In conclusion this is nothing more than drama that I expect will be cleared up in a few days.