Putin to unleash private army of mercenaries in Ukraine
  • 7 months ago
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered one best commanders of Wagner military contractor be responsible for "voluntary units" fight in Ukraine, and pointed out efforts continue use mercenaries after death Kremlin's chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin. In a statements published by Kremlin on Friday, Putin told his senior Wagner figure Andrei Troshev that his mission was to "first deal with voluntary units that can perform various war tasks in the private military operation zone - for war in a Terimukrayna used by Kremlin. Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov had a sign that Wagner mercenary soldiers would serve under the command of the Ministry of Defense at a meeting late on Thursday. Russian Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow, the second right and retired Col.Meets Andrey Trosov Speaking at a conference meeting with journalists on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Troshev is now working for the Ministry of Defense and directed Wagner's possible return to Ukraine about his return to the army. Wagner fighters did not play an important role in battlefield, because in longest and most bloody war of war, they retreated after seizing Eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. The meeting seemed to reflect some Wagner mercenary troops Ukraine after Kremlin's short rebellion in June and the plan of re -placement on front of Ukraine after a suspicious death an plane crash on August 23rd. The private army, which once considered tens of thousands of troops, is a valuable entity that the Kremlin wants to exploit. The 23-24 June Rebellion aimed to accuse the Russian Defense Ministry because Prigozhin misunderstood the war in Ukraine and tried to control Wagner. His mercenaries took over the Southern Military Center in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, and then rolled up to Moscow before he stopped the rebellion. Putin condemned them as a "traitor", but the Kremlin quickly negotiated an agreement that ended the uprising in exchange for amnesty. Russian Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov left and retired Col.Andrey Troshev, listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his meetings in Moscow, Moscow, September 28, 2023. In July, Putin said he had a meeting with 35 Wagner commander including Prigozhin five days after Mutiny, and they continued to serve under Troshev, who passed the "Gray Hair" call sign, but Prigozhin refused at time. Troshev is a retired military officer who has played a leading role Wagner since his creation in 2014 and faces sanctions on role of European Union Syria as general manager of group. Wagner mercenaries played an important role Moscow's war in Ukraine, and led Bakhmut's arrest May after months of violent fighting.
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