An opaque pact between Russian President Vladimir Putin and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin stipulates that the Wagner boss will retreat to Belarus after his failed uprising. But what about his followers? A high-ranking British general thinks that if many Wagner fighters follow him to the neighboring country, the attacked Ukraine will be in great danger from there.
Prigozhin’s move to Belarus after the end of the Kremlin uprising is a matter of concern, former chief of staff Richard Dannatt told Sky News on Sunday. If the Wagner boss assembles an “effective military force” in the Kremlin’s puppet state, it would pose another threat to Ukraine, which has recently made “gradual but steady tactical progress” according to British intelligence.
‘Aftershocks will be felt for a while’
“Although it appears that this case is closed, I think it is anything but and the aftershocks will be felt for quite some time,” said the ex-general. Ukraine must “keep a close eye on its flank and make sure it has some maneuverable units so it can repel another attack from the direction of Belarus.”
Mangott: “First act in longer drama”
Russia expert Gerhard Mangott assessed the situation in a similar way in an interview with krone.tv: The surprise deal between Putin and Prigozhin, reportedly brokered by Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko, is at best an interim solution in the domestic power struggle , In any case, Prigozhin will be successful in his endeavors keep it up. “This is the end of the first act in a longer drama,” Mangott told krone.tv (see video below).
Both parties regroup
The British Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that Ukrainian units had regrouped in recent days and carried out major offensive operations in the east and south of the country. To do this, they used experiences from the first two weeks of the counter-offensive to refine their tactics for attacking the well-prepared Russian defenses.
For their part, Russian troops had made “considerable efforts” for an attack near the city of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region. “This probably reflects the constant instructions from the Russian leadership to go on the offensive whenever possible,” the British ministry said. “Russia has made small progress, but Ukrainian forces have prevented a breakthrough.”
Putin: Now full focus on Ukraine again
In any case, warlord Putin expressed himself combatively in his first statement on Sunday afternoon after the turbulent day before: After the end of the Wagner uprising, full attention turned again to the war in Ukraine. The “military special operation” has the highest priority, “I start and end my day with it,” he told TV channel Rossiya. According to Putin, all plans would be carried out. According to military bloggers, the Wagner Rebellion claimed the lives of 13 army pilots.
Source: Krone
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