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Wagner leader Prigozhin claims the Russian military has attacked his forces. Prigozhin declares war on them...

Early stories of Moscow enacting their 'Fortress Plan' to protect government facilities in the capital and roadblocks being set up around the capital.

UPDATE: Friday, Jun 23, 2023 · 2:57:22 PM PDT · Mark Sumner
There are now reports of roadblocks around Moscow and government buildings in Russia being protected by troops.

UPDATE: Friday, Jun 23, 2023 · 2:11:55 PM PDT · Mark Sumner
TASS says that Vladimir Putin is following “the situation unfolding around Yevgeny Prigozhin,” and that the FSB has started a “criminal case on the fact of calling for an armed rebellion.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/202...-1687557442000

No telling what is really happening. On face value, Prigozhin is making a bid to become warlord, with Putin perhaps remaining as figurehead. But there might be lots of layers to this onion.

Prigozhin is saying the defense chiefs lied about the reasons for the war. Should he survive and gain a position of power, he might be someone willing to end it.

Washington Post - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...ssia-military/

If a real coup develops out of this, outcome will largely depend on how many army troops oppose Prigozhin, and whether any units support him. I noted his claim in one of the statements that "The majority of the troops support us strongly." He hopes!

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Ukraine Update: What's this about a Russian civil war? DailyKOS

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/202...sian-civil-war

Rostov on Don has fallen? Shoigu should take a powder unless he wants to fly.

"Additional unconfirmed videos shared online later purportedly showed Wagner forces engaging with the Russian military in Voronezh, hundreds of miles from Rostov, on the road to Moscow.

"I've made the drive from Rostov to Moscow at least a dozen times," Vindman tweeted. "Voronezh is more than halfway to Moscow. If reports of Wagner fighting in Voronezh are accurate, then they are hours away from Moscow."" NW

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...ed08d2ea2&ei=9

I wonder what tomorrow will bring? smh

Prigozhin claims he isn't out to topple Putin. Russia's military leaders say he is. We don't know the actual truth yet but it would seem logical for the military leaders to claim that he is to cover their own butts. Of course Putin will increase his protection even if Prigozhin doesn't want his head someone else might seize the opportunity.

PHOENIX (The Borowitz Report)—The situation in Russia descended into further uncertainty after Kari Lake stunned geopolitical experts by declaring herself the new leader of the Wagner Group.

Speaking from the mercenary force’s new headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, the former anchorwoman claimed that she won the leadership of Wagner by a landslide.

She warned Russian state media against questioning her claim to the Wagner helm. “I will be your worst frickin’ nightmare,” she said.

Wagner troops expressed surprise at Lake’s sudden elevation and reservations about whether she would be an improvement over their former leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin. “She seems really mean,” one said.