Putin’s Dueling Foot Soldiers Are Now Apparently Killing Each Other Off

[Scott]

While Ukraine’s military has been successfully chasing Russian troops out of one territory after another, Vladimir Putin’s foot soldiers have apparently been turning their weapons on each other as the Russian leader’s “special military operation” continues to come apart at the seams in spectacular fashion.

 

The Kremlin’s flailing bid to get an edge on the battlefield by deploying mercenaries from the Wagner Group—which now includes hundreds of prison inmates—has reportedly backfired as the private military force butts heads with the Russian military.

 

The growing conflict resulted in a Wagner fighter gunning down a lieutenant colonel in the Russian army—a deadly episode of “friendly fire” that the Kremlin is said to be trying to sweep under the rug, according to the human rights group Gulagu.net.

 

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-dueling-foot-soldiers-now-155912351.html

[Northstar1]

Great news! 

[Bluespunk]

Hopefully someone will take heart from this and remove putin. 

[still kicking]

32 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Hopefully someone will take heart from this and remove putin. 

it won't matter if Putin gets removed some of his friends will take over

[Bluespunk]

11 minutes ago, still kicking said:

it won't matter if Putin gets removed some of his friends will take over

You can hold that view.
 

I hold one that his removal will allow an end to his war. 

 

His friends may be no better but they can see that Russia has failed in Ukraine and that continuing this conflict is detrimental to Russia’s interests.
 

They may be fuming in private but publicly they shift all the blame on putin and bring an end to this utterly pointless war. 

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

You can hold that view.
 

I hold one that his removal will allow an end to his war. 

 

His friends may be no better but they can see that Russia has failed in Ukraine and that continuing this conflict is detrimental to Russia.
 

They may be fuming in private but publicly they shift all the blame on putin. 

Well that is your view but many western observers have a different one just wait till he pressed the red button

[Bluespunk]

6 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Well that is your view but many western observers have a different one just wait till he pressed the red button

Yeah right if you say so…well I’ve made clear my view.
 

Plus removing putin removes the button pressing finger. 

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, Bluespunk said:

Yeah right…

Why can't the world live in peace I don't get it, all wars are coused by politics religion even now 

[Bluespunk]

Just now, still kicking said:

Why can't the world live in peace I don't get it, all wars are coused by politics religion even now 

Nothing to do with my post. 

[still kicking]

3 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

Nothing to do with my post. 

yes I know just my opinion

[Bluespunk]

2 minutes ago, still kicking said:

yes I know just my opinion

Ah huh. 

[Chomper Higgot]

Releasing convicts and giving them guns.

 

That must have been a second bottle idea.

[Boomer6969]

Shouldn't we make a display of power, and develop this huge eastern parking lot? 

[2baht]

8 hours ago, Northstar1 said:

Great news! 

Will be even better when someone takes down Czar Putin!

[2baht]

7 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why can't the world live in peace I don't get it, all wars are coused by politics religion even now 

Human Nature!

[Bkk Brian]

Splits definitely going on

 

The Wagner Private Military Company today launched its own private Telegram channel, indicating that Wagner financier Yevgeny Prigozhin may want a voice that is clearly his own to compete with milbloggers and possibly Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov.

https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-6

 

RIFTS OPEN UP AT THE TOP

In an unprecedented sign of infighting in the higher echelons of the government, the Kremlin-backed regional leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has scathingly criticized the top military brass, accusing them of incompetence and nepotism.

Kadyrov blamed Col. Gen. Alexander Lapin for failing to secure supplies and reinforcements for his troops that led to their retreat from Lyman. He declared that the general deserves to be stripped of his rank and sent to the front line as a private to “wash off his shame with his blood.”

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-6ef2407371c67f0736459378833fab7a

 

 

[Bluespunk]

12 minutes ago, Northstar1 said:

I couldn’t agree with you more!

as a Ukrainian Canadian I have no sympathy for any Russian 

Really?

 

Including all those gaoled and murdered over the years for opposing putin?

 

Including those gaoled and assaulted for opposing his invasion of Ukraine?

[still kicking]

4 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Really?

 

Including all those gaoled and murdered over the years for opposing putin?

 

Including those gaoled and assaulted for opposing his invasion of Ukraine?

Agree most Russians don't agree with Putin

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21 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Agree most Russians don't agree with Putin

I wouldn't go nearly that far. In a dictatorhip like Russia is now the leader has support as long as nothing goes seriously wrong. So most Russians went along with Putin. But since the support is tepid, when it looks like a disaster that is going to seriously affect their lives, that support will mostly evaporate. Perhaps they're at that tipping point now.

[metisdead]

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[Phoenix Rising]

7 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Releasing convicts and giving them guns.

 

That must have been a second bottle idea.

Hey, there might be very fine people among them!

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5 minutes ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Hey, there might be very fine people among them!

Maybe they could do a remake of that old movie. This time call it

The Dirty Thirty Thousand

[ballpoint]

35 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Maybe they could do a remake of that old movie. This time call it

The Dirty Thirty Thousand

The Dirtski Thirtski

[brianthainess]

Victory to Ukraine

[ThailandRyan]

16 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

You can hold that view.
 

I hold one that his removal will allow an end to his war. 

 

His friends may be no better but they can see that Russia has failed in Ukraine and that continuing this conflict is detrimental to Russia’s interests.
 

They may be fuming in private but publicly they shift all the blame on putin and bring an end to this utterly pointless war. 

You mean they do to him what Iraq did to it's wonderful leader Sadam...

[Bluespunk]

10 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

You mean they do to him what Iraq did to it's wonderful leader Sadam...

Not necessarily. Just remove him., don’t care if he lives or not.