#rostov

[deadpresidents]

[odinsblog]

Idk, but if Putin doesn’t want the Wagner Group to continue challenging him, maybe he should just give the Wagner Group whatever Russian territory they control. Do it for peace and to stop unnecessary bloodshed, like he told Ukraine to do.

[pactii]

So what was that all about lol.

[monticello-and-the-holy-grail]

[imperial-russia]

Inside the Rostov kremlin

[theworldatwar]

German soldiers during house to house fighting in Rostov, a major rail junction in southern Russia - exact date unknown. The city fell to the First Panzer Army on 21st Nov 1941 but was retaken a week later after a fierce Soviet counterattack. This was the first serious German setback during Operation Barbarossa and led to the resignation of Field Marshal von Rundstedt

[72crowe89]

There is no coup in Russia

[ukrainenews]

Mutinous Russian mercenaries who surged most of the way to Moscow have agreed to turn back to avoid bloodshed, their leader said on Saturday, in a de-escalation of what had become a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power.

The fighters of the Wagner private army were just 200 km (125 miles) from the capital, said the leader, former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin. The rebels had captured the city of Rostov hundreds of miles to the south before racing across the country.

"They wanted to disband the Wagner military company. We embarked on a march of justice on June 23. In 24 hours we got to within 200 km of Moscow. In this time we did not spill a single drop of our fighters' blood," Prigozhin said in an audio message.

"Now the moment has come when blood could be spilled. Understanding … that Russian blood will be spilled on one side, we are turning our columns around and going back to field camps as planned."

The decision to halt further movement across Russia by the Wagner group was brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in return for guarantees for their safety, his office said. There was no immediate word on the deal from Putin.

Earlier, Prigozhin said that his "march for justice" was intended to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders he blames for botching the war in Ukraine.

In a televised address from the Kremlin, Putin said Russia's very existence was under threat.

"We are fighting for the lives and security of our people, for our sovereignty and independence, for the right to remain Russia, a state with a thousand-year history," he said, vowing punishment for those who "who prepared an armed insurrection".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the Wagner revolt exposed complete chaos in Russia.

"Today the world can see that the masters of Russia control nothing. And that means nothing. Simply complete chaos. An absence of any predictability," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.

Video obtained by Reuters showed troop carriers and two flatbed trucks each carrying a tank driving 30 miles (50 km) beyond Voronezh, more than half way to Moscow. A helicopter fired on them near Voronezh.

More than 100 firefighters were in action at a fuel depot ablaze in Voronezh. Video footage obtained by Reuters showed it exploding in a fireball shortly after a helicopter flew by.

Further along the road, video showed, vehicles apparently placed as barricades to slow Wagner's advance had been tossed to one side.

Prigozhin, whose private army fought the bloodiest battles in Ukraine even as he feuded for months with the military top brass, said he had captured the headquarters of Russia's Southern Military District in the city of Rostov without firing a shot.

'WILL THERE BE CIVIL WAR?'

In Rostov, which serves as the main rear logistical hub for Russia's entire invasion force in Ukraine, residents milled about calmly, filming on mobile phones as Wagner fighters in armoured vehicles and battle tanks took up positions.

One tank was wedged between stucco buildings with posters advertising the circus. Another had "Siberia" daubed in red paint across the front, an apparent statement of intent to sweep across the breadth of Russia.

"Will there be civil war?" a woman in Rostov asked the mercenaries who took over the city. "No, everything will be fine," a fighter answered.

The region surrounding Rostov is an important oil, gas and grains hub.

In a series of hectic messages overnight, Prigozhin had demanded that Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov should come to see him in Rostov.

'SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE'

Western capitals said they were closely following the situation in nuclear-armed Russia. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of France, Germany and Britain, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to counterparts from G7 nations.

The top U.S. military officer, Army General Mark Milley, cancelled a scheduled trip to the Middle East because of the situation in Russia.

The insurrection risked leaving Russia's invasion force in Ukraine in disarray, just as Kyiv is launching its strongest counteroffensive since the war began in February last year.

"This represents the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times," Britain's defence ministry said.

[sixty-silver-wishes]

my friend’s home city got occupied by mercenaries and I just. have to go to work tomorrow.

luckily she’s not there right now and she’s safe but . god.

[taiwantalk]

Frankly, whether this is real or not, any partisan groups inside Russia should just exploit this and flat out call themselves wagners and take over local govt like the wagners did in donetsk & luhansk 2014.

[odinsblog]

Now just sit back and pay close attention; listen to just how much Matt Taibbi, Elon Musk, Glenn Greenwald and Jimmy Dore and other tankies will sound like Republicans trying to explain away January 6th:

-It’s ANTIFA? Yeah! Maybe ANTIFA did it

-Prigozhin is a NATO plant

-NATO used mind control (or something?)

-False flag

-Don’t believe your lying eyes, just trust Trump, uh, I mean Putin

[thehomelessmonk]

Rostov on the Don Christian Orthodox.

source of this video: Rostov the Great on Vimeo

[mockva]

The Nazis in Rostov mock people and post their videos on the Internet. The police do not pay attention to this and do not react.

[books-apples-socks]

nikolai really spent 500 pages decrying the fact that he has to live among women again only to put the moves on his cousin when she finally dressed in drag huh

[retrocgads]

USA 1997

[jloisse]

Petite compil mémorable de cette journée d'hier en compagnie des "journalistes" Français 🤡😅🤡😅