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Retired Tornado parts used to launch Ukrainian Storm Shadows
The weapons pylon adapter for the Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft that are launching Storm Shadow missiles against Russian targets come from out-of-service RAF Tornado jets.
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More attacks on Wagner mercenaries abroad
The head of the Wagner group is supposed to be living in exile in Belarus to avoid prosecution.
The Wagner mercenary group is in a difficult situation after Prigozhin's failed coup: its activities around the world are the target of several attacks while no one knows the future of the organisation that defied Russia.
Following Yevgeny Prigozhin's aborted coup against Moscow on 23 June 2023, Russia began a phase of purging its institutions: the FSB, Russia's secret service, is currently in the midst of an internal battle with the Ministry of the Armed Forces, while General Sourovikine, who knew about the coup before it began, has reportedly been arrested. But the Wagner group, which is behind these events, is also the target of several attacks on its activities around the world; it is difficult to know to what extent this is the action of the Kremlin or local authorities.
A purge in Syria against Wagner
According to our colleagues at Courrier International, who have pooled sources from several pan-Arab media, several members of Wagner in Syria have been arrested by Russian and Syrian troops. The arrests began a few hours after the start of the coup, according to Al-Araby Al-Jadid.
The Hmeimim base, headquarters of the Russian forces in Syria, arrested a representative of the group as well as three officers, while in Damascus, in the Hama region and in Deir Ez-Zor, other commanders and recruiters were detained.
While Russia Today refers to "precautionary measures", the rest of the Wagner empire has also been targeted outside Syria. The group is present in the Central African Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso to varying degrees, as well as in Libya, where a base was attacked on 29 June 2023.
Mercenary positions in Libya destabilised
Wagner has signed up alongside Marshal Haftar, the leader of eastern Libya, who has been fighting the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord for several years. The al-Khadim base, home to Wagner's fighters in Libya, was attacked by Akinci drones, manufactured by Turkey, a supporter of the government in power in Tripoli. Wagner's troops exploit part of Libya's oil, their strategy of controlling raw materials helping to finance the group's activities.
However, it is difficult to see the Kremlin's hand in this attack, which seems to be more an attempt by the Tripoli government to weaken the group a little further after its failed coup. The future of the mercenary group abroad now seems uncertain, with the loss of resources and the Russian desire to control its former tool.
The head of the Wagner group is supposed to be living in exile in Belarus to avoid prosecution.
The Wagner mercenary group is in a difficult situation after Prigozhin's failed coup: its activities around the world are the target of several attacks while no one knows the future of the organisation that defied Russia.
Following Yevgeny Prigozhin's aborted coup against Moscow on 23 June 2023, Russia began a phase of purging its institutions: the FSB, Russia's secret service, is currently in the midst of an internal battle with the Ministry of the Armed Forces, while General Sourovikine, who knew about the coup before it began, has reportedly been arrested. But the Wagner group, which is behind these events, is also the target of several attacks on its activities around the world; it is difficult to know to what extent this is the action of the Kremlin or local authorities.
A purge in Syria against Wagner
According to our colleagues at Courrier International, who have pooled sources from several pan-Arab media, several members of Wagner in Syria have been arrested by Russian and Syrian troops. The arrests began a few hours after the start of the coup, according to Al-Araby Al-Jadid.
The Hmeimim base, headquarters of the Russian forces in Syria, arrested a representative of the group as well as three officers, while in Damascus, in the Hama region and in Deir Ez-Zor, other commanders and recruiters were detained.
While Russia Today refers to "precautionary measures", the rest of the Wagner empire has also been targeted outside Syria. The group is present in the Central African Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso to varying degrees, as well as in Libya, where a base was attacked on 29 June 2023.
Mercenary positions in Libya destabilised
Wagner has signed up alongside Marshal Haftar, the leader of eastern Libya, who has been fighting the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord for several years. The al-Khadim base, home to Wagner's fighters in Libya, was attacked by Akinci drones, manufactured by Turkey, a supporter of the government in power in Tripoli. Wagner's troops exploit part of Libya's oil, their strategy of controlling raw materials helping to finance the group's activities.
However, it is difficult to see the Kremlin's hand in this attack, which seems to be more an attempt by the Tripoli government to weaken the group a little further after its failed coup. The future of the mercenary group abroad now seems uncertain, with the loss of resources and the Russian desire to control its former tool.
“THE REVOLT IS NEARING” Igor Girkin (Strelkov), a nationalist who played a key role in Russia's 2014 invasion of Ukraine , just wrote his 900K Telegram followers something important. Key parts: A week since Prigozhin revolted, which shot down 6 aircraft & killed “more than 10 (no one knows for sure) soldiers - no measures have been taken to punish the rebels.” Rather, Prigozhin travels around and freely enters Russia - and everyone behaves like “this is normal.” None of the “incompetent or cowardly” government leaders, nor those who ran away when Prigozhin showed-up, have been punished. AND the “President” doesn’t even talk about it. “The result?? ANOTHER REBELLION IS NOT FAR OFF. WE ONLY NEED TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER DEFEAT AT THE FRONT AND THE REBELLION WILL BEGIN .” “It does not matter who starts the revolt - NOW NO ONE WILL RESIST AGAINST THE REBELLION. NOBODY AT ALL. IT MAKES NO SENSE RISKING YOUR LIFE DEFENDING SUCH A USELESS AND MISERABLE GOVERNMENT.” You cannot save a country whose leaders are so “rotten that they have lost even the elementary instinct of self-preservation. They prefer to do nothing.” --- When well-known, hardline nationalists, who happen to be former intelligence, openly say the situation in Russia is out-of-control: Things are about to get VERY exciting in Moscow.
Telegram channels related to Wagner PMC, publish announcements that recruitment centers for mercenaries won't be working for a month due to "temporary non-participation of Wagner PMC in the 'special military operation'" and "moving to Belarus Republic".
