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2023-06-25 12:25:23

BREAKING: Putin says he is confident the country will realize its objectives related to the military operation in Ukraine

2023-06-25 11:35:18

Photo from 2010 when Yevgeny Prigozhin (right), the current chief of Wagner Group, was showing Vladimir Putin around a food catering factory.
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzdxgZ8aAAMbO37.png

2023-06-25 11:02:51

BREAKING: Italy's foreign minister says the "myth of the unity of Putin's Russia has ended"

2023-06-25 10:15:55

Key events in Russia's history since 1990
1990-91: Russia becomes independent as the Soviet Union dissolves
1992-94: Wave of privatization and rise of the 'oligarchs'
1993: Constitutional crisis, President Yeltsin sends troops to seize parliament from opponents
1994-96: First Chechen War, resulting in Chechen victory and Russia retreat
1998: Russian financial crisis, with ruble devalued and debt default
1999: Putin appointed as PM by Yeltsin
1999: War of Daghestan results in Russian victory
1999-2000: Second Chechen War, results in victory with Chechnya reincorporated into Russia
1999-2007: Strong Russian economic growth, GDP goes from $200 billion to $1.3 trillion
2000: Putin becomes president, succeeding Yeltsin
2002: Moscow theatre hostage crisis results in 171 deaths
2004: Putin wins second term
2004: Beslan School Siege results in over 380 deaths
2005: Russia and Germany sign deal to build Nord Stream
2008: Medvedev becomes president, Putin is PM
2008: War with Georgia
2012: Putin becomes president again
2012: Russia joins World Trade Organization
2014: Sochi Olympics held
2014: Russian military takes control of Crimea, annexed after referendum
2014-2015: War in the Donbas
2015: Intervention in Syria war
2016: Russia accused of intervention in US presidential election
2018: Diplomatic tensions with UK and the West over poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
2018: Putin wins fourth term as President
2021: Alexei Navalny poisoned, Western countries blame Russia
2022-present: Full-scale war in Ukraine
June, 2023: Wagner rebellion
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzdfLSpacAEe-OK.jpg

2023-06-25 10:12:54

Key events in Russia's history since 1990
1990-91: Russia becomes independent as the Soviet Union dissolves
1992-94: Wave of privatization and rise of the 'oligarchs'
1993: Constitutional crisis, President Yeltsin sends troops to seize parliament from opponents
1994-96: First Chechen War, resulting in Chechen victory and Russia retreat
1998: Russian financial crisis, ruble devalued and debt default.
1999: Putin appointed as PM by Yeltsin
1999: War of Daghestan results in Russian victory
1999-2000: Second Chechen War, results in Russian victory with Chechnya reincorporated into Russia.
1999-2007: Strong Russian economic growth, GDP goes from $200 billion to $1.3 trillion
2000: Putin becomes president, succeeding Yeltsin
2002: Moscow theatre hostage crisis results in 171 deaths
2004: Putin wins second term
2004: Beslan School Siege results in over 380 deaths
2005: Russia and Germany sign deal to build Nord Stream
2008: Medvedev becomes president, Putin is PM
2008: War with Georgia
2012: Putin becomes president again
2012: Russia joins World Trade Organization
2014: Sochi Olympics held
2014: Russian military takes control of Crimea, annexed after referendum
2014-2015: War in the Donbas
2015: Intervention in Syria war
2016: Russia accused of intervention in US presidential election
2018: Diplomatic tensions with UK and the West over poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
2018: Putin wins fourth term as President
2021: Alexei Navalny poisoned, Western countries blame Russia.
2022-present: Full-scale war in Ukraine
June, 2023: Wagner rebellion
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzdfLSpacAEe-OK.jpg

2023-06-25 09:11:54

Zelensky adviser and peace talks representative Mykhailo Podolyak says Putin has 'power slipping out of his hands' and Russia has 'no master in the house'.

2023-06-25 09:01:47

Nuclear warheads
🇷🇺 Russia: 5,899
🇺🇸 US: 5,244
🇨🇳 China: 410
🇫🇷 France: 290
🇬🇧 UK: 225
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 170
🇮🇳 India: 164
🇮🇱 Israel: 90
🇰🇵 North Korea: 30
(SIPRI)

2023-06-25 08:34:13

BREAKING: China's Foreign Minister has met Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister in Beijing

2023-06-25 08:33:08

BREAKING: Region's governor says Wagner forces are now leaving the Voronezh area

2023-06-25 07:43:02

Russian military footage claiming to show high-precision strike on Ukrainian ammunition stocks in Kupyansk.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1672865900955877377/vid/1280x720/ypaes_EHuL1fiNbq.mp4?tag=14

2023-06-25 07:29:49

BREAKING: Telegram channel close to the Russian air force says that two airfields in Rostov region and an air force command post remain under the control of Wagner forces.

2023-06-25 04:28:30

BREAKING: 11 people killed in organized crime mass shooting at a billiard hall in Choloma, Honduras, just days after 46 women were killed in gang prison violence.

2023-06-24 13:43:05

PRIGOZHIN
- Born 1st June, 1961 in Leningrad.
- In 1981, sentenced to twelve years imprisonment for robbery and fraud.
- Began selling hot dogs in 1990 after early release from prison.
- Expanded business operations in 1995, ran popular and successful restaurants.
- Grew closer to Putin in the 2000s, served international leaders including Chirac and George Bush.
- Became known as "Putin's chef", had received government contracts and grew increasingly wealthy.
- Established Wagner Group in 2014 to support Russian forces in the war in Donbas.
- Operations expanded to Syria and Africa, became key player in 2022 Ukraine War.
- His troops led successful campaign to take Bakhmut earlier this year.
- Now leading rebellion against Putin and Russia's military.

2023-06-24 13:40:00

PRIGOZHIN
- Born 1st June, 1961 in Leningrad.
- In 1981, sentenced to twelve years imprisonment for robbery and fraud.
- Began selling hot dogs in 1990 after early release from prison.
- Expanded business operations in 1995, ran popular and successful restaurants.
- Grew closer to Putin in the 2000s, served international leaders including Chirac and George Bush.
- Became known as "Putin's chef", had received government contracts and grew increasingly wealthy.
- Established Wagner Group in 2014 to support Russian forces in the war in Donbas.
- Operations expanded to Syria and Africa, became key player in 2022 Ukraine War.
- His troops led successful campaign to take Bakhmut earlier this year.
- Now leaving rebellion against Putin and Russia's military.

2023-06-24 13:08:55

BREAKING: The European Union has activated its crisis response centre in response to Russia developments

2023-06-24 13:04:46

BREAKING: Belarus says the Wagner rebellion is a 'gift' to the West

2023-06-24 13:01:40

WAGNER REBELLION
- Wagner forces are advancing through Lipetsk region, around 450 kilometers from Moscow.
- Russian air force has struck Wagner convoys and defensive positions are being set up around the capital, Moscow.
- Prigozhin claims his troops have been greeted as 'liberators' and says was able to take military HQ in Rostov without a fight.
- Presidential plane appears to have flown out of Moscow, however Kremlin says Putin is still in the capital.
- UK military intelligence says rebellion represents 'most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times'

2023-06-24 12:54:30

BREAKING: Putin has signed a law allowing for the detention for 30 days of people who violate martial law

2023-06-24 12:50:23

🇧🇾 Belarus says it was and remains an ally of 🇷🇺 Russia.

2023-06-24 12:37:00

BREAKING: Putin and Erdogan have spoken on the phone, with Turkey's president expressing support for Russia's leadership.

2023-06-24 12:35:58

BREAKING: Several private jets have flown out of Moscow towards St Petersburg

2023-06-24 12:31:53

BREAKING: Pro-Putin Chechen fighters begin moving towards Rostov.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672582173998850048/pu/vid/720x720/orxooNB3GZqEAfLV.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 12:24:42

WAGNER REBELLION
- Wagner forces are advancing through Lipetsk region, around 450 kilometers from Moscow.
- Russian air force has struck Wagner convoys and defensive positions are being set up around the capital, Moscow.
- Prigozhin claims his troops have been greeted as 'liberators' and says was able to take military HQ in Rostov without a fight.
- Presidential plane appears to have flown out of Moscow, however Kremlin says Putin is still in the capital.
- Poland raised military to high alert, Latvia tightens border and EU continues to monitor situation.
- UK military intelligence says rebellion represents 'most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times'

2023-06-24 12:16:30

BREAKING: Local media says defensive positions are being established on the edges of Moscow

2023-06-24 12:06:14

BREAKING: Russia's intelligence chief says that the attempt to spark a civil war has failed

2023-06-24 12:02:11

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin says that people have greeted his troops as 'liberators'

2023-06-24 11:55:07

BREAKING: Latvia is tightening security at the border with Russia and will prohibit Russian nationals from entering.

2023-06-24 11:49:04

Aircraft belonging to Russia's presidency appears to be flying towards St Petersburg, as the Kremlin says Putin is still in Moscow.
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzYroY3aAAUxAKB.jpg

2023-06-24 11:44:00

Qatar's foreign ministry says situation in Russia will have repercussions on global energy and food supplies.

2023-06-24 11:25:50

BREAKING: Reports that Wagner's force have entered Lipetsk region, which is around six hours drive from Moscow.

2023-06-24 11:18:44

BREAKING: Reports of riots inside one of Moscow's prisons

2023-06-24 11:10:28

Locals in Rostov have begun bringing food and drink for Wagner fighters.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672551676702515200/pu/vid/1280x576/QRWW8wQFs6ylwsH4.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 10:53:57

People flee from explosion in Rostov, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672557327621189639/pu/vid/640x352/IpdZyH-nQy3j_fii.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 10:49:52

BREAKING: Wagner Group fighters are deploying anti-tank mines in Rostov, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672553612579418114/pu/vid/720x1280/WkXr6Up_jU-Q0uDq.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 10:31:42

BREAKING: Putin has updated the leaders of Kazakhstan, Belarus and Uzbekistan regarding the situation in Russia

2023-06-24 10:17:25

BREAKING: Poland puts military on high alert amid developments in Russia

2023-06-24 10:05:09

BREAKING: Wagner-linked Telegram account says the 'civil war has officially begun'.

2023-06-24 09:59:05

Russian helicopter has bombed a fuel base in Voronezh, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672543616365993985/pu/vid/464x848/7Zf9vLw8GxXKvYFY.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 09:56:03

BREAKING: Massive columns of smoke rise from burning oil depot in Voronezh, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672537608558112768/pu/vid/464x848/IVpQ97YkaUtjJjQb.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 09:51:00

Oil depot on fire in Voronezh, Russia, as aircraft flies away.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672540402484760580/pu/vid/720x1280/BDlMEd4ZGgtDi79x.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 09:00:13

BREAKING: Kadyrov says he has sent Chechen soldiers to fight against the Wagner Group

2023-06-24 08:57:06

BREAKING: Likely Russian An-26 appears to have been shot down by Wagner forces
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672528510399676417/pu/vid/448x848/-y3Srsl-LYGimYTM.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 08:42:57

BREAKING: Photo of downed Russian helicopter in Voronezh region
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzYBCWzaMAEDDBs.jpg

2023-06-24 08:31:48

The European Union says that what is happening in Russia is an 'internal affair', but that it is 'monitoring the situation'.

2023-06-24 08:22:42

BREAKING: Wagner-linked Telegram account says the trigger for the 'civil war' was Putin giving the order to 'neutralize the most combat-ready unit in Russia' for the sake of 'one or two traitors'.

2023-06-24 08:17:37

BREAKING: Russian air force has reportedly bombed Wagner vehicles on the strategic M4 highway that leads to Moscow

2023-06-24 08:04:24

WAGNER REBELLION
- Wagner Group chief Prigozhin has been feuding for months with military leaders who've been running the war in Ukraine
- Prigozhin yesterday accused the military of shelling his troops in Ukraine, the military denied responsibility
- Prigozhin announced a 'march for justice', large numbers of his troops marched into Russia, taking control of key sites in Rostov and Voronezh
- Wagner claims that it has downed three Russian helicopters, faced little resistance from the National Guard and has had personnel join its ranks
- Wagner says it will march on Moscow, aiming to change military leadership. Telegram account says there will be a 'new president soon'.
- Putin has vowed retribution against 'treason'
- UK military intelligence says rebellion represents the 'most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times'

2023-06-24 07:53:13

Wagner Group billboards are being taken down across Moscow.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672511863580418050/pu/vid/1280x624/XLBgnRxvDB4QfMQP.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 07:46:54

BREAKING: Wagner Group says Putin made the 'wrong choice' and soon Russia will have a 'new president'

2023-06-24 07:29:22

BREAKING: UK military intelligence says Wagner rebellion represents the 'most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times'

2023-06-24 07:11:48

Photo from Putin's speech in which he vowed to punish those involved in Wagner rebellion.
https://nitter.nostr.sc/pic/media%2FFzXsOKIaYAENWFP.jpg

2023-06-24 07:09:43

BREAKING: Putin says 'all relevant orders have been given to the Russian military'

2023-06-24 07:08:40

BREAKING: Putin says everyone who took up arms against the military is a 'traitor'

2023-06-24 07:07:35

BREAKING: Putin says Wagner rebellion is a 'stab in the back' of country's military

2023-06-24 07:06:31

BREAKING: Putin says the country is facing treason, vows punishment

2023-06-24 07:02:20

BREAKING: Putin begins address to the nation

2023-06-24 06:41:52

BREAKING: All public events in Moscow have been cancelled

2023-06-24 06:20:22

BREAKING: Wagner Group claims to have taken control of military facilities in Voronezh

2023-06-24 06:12:14

BREAKING: Russia's Ministry of Defence warns Wagner fighters against being part of an 'armed coup', says they have been deceived by Prigozhin's 'criminal adventure'

2023-06-24 06:09:13

BREAKING: Russia declares a counter-terrorism regime that would give security authorities additional powers

2023-06-24 05:56:01

BREAKING: Putin is expected to speak at 9am Moscow time, in five minutes.

2023-06-24 05:48:46

BREAKING: Putin will address the Russian nation within minutes

2023-06-24 05:42:43

BREAKING: Reports that another Russian helicopter has been downed
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672471518528393217/pu/vid/1280x720/ajQm8Lb4_g1Oj5fL.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 05:24:24

Large Wagner Group column heads towards the Voronezh region, in the direction of Moscow.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672473918097981442/pu/vid/352x640/UGUOX259xcctPcvm.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 05:04:45

BREAKING: Russian security forces enter the headquarters of Wagner Group in St Petersburg

2023-06-24 04:59:29

BREAKING: Wagner's Prigozhin meets in Rostov military headquarters with Russia Deputy Defence Minister and Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence, demands to see Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov.

2023-06-24 04:37:40

BREAKING: Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Rostov with the commander of the Southern Military District.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672463225860882432/pu/vid/848x464/-4zBCBJ5SsoHFeDl.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 04:16:53

BREAKING: Heavy smoke in Pavlovsk, Voronezh region of Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672453879215140865/pu/vid/720x1280/WCejGaAyahlslFfn.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 04:07:40

BREAKING: Wagner's Prigozhin says the National Guard has not fought his group so far and around 70 people have joined his forces

2023-06-24 03:29:53

BREAKING: Exiled Russian businessman and opposition activist Mikhail Khodorkovsky calls on Russians to back Wagner Group

2023-06-24 02:36:03

BREAKING: Wagner forces take control of the Southern Military District building in Rostov
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672429705495035906/pu/vid/720x1280/HC0ijcxEvX3C1R00.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 02:27:51

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief says Russia must be liberated from 'people who are killing civilians'

2023-06-24 02:20:45

BREAKING: Footage of Wagner Group forces arriving at military headquarters in Rostov, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672425774991781888/pu/vid/1280x720/_Li68vgv0M7dvpRE.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 02:14:42

BREAKING: Wagner Group forces arrive at military headquarters in Rostov, Russia.

2023-06-24 01:39:31

BREAKING: Heavy helicopter activity over Rostov, Russia, as Wagner Group forces advance towards it.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672415342717546496/pu/vid/1280x720/aS2Fg7rdqK_r3kkp.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 01:30:23

BREAKING: Wagner Group column moving through Russia's Rostov region
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672414407488307201/pu/vid/720x1280/-h0GOo7OTBMsT6GB.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 01:26:21

BREAKING: Footage reportedly showing clashes between Wagner Group forces and Russian military near Rostov
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672408364788088832/pu/vid/480x848/ndNxTqvErU8V3NQA.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 01:03:27

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin claims his fighters have shot down a Russian helicopter

2023-06-24 00:36:34

BREAKING: Footage reportedly showing Wagner vehicles on the road towards Rostov, Russia.
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672400816936763393/pu/vid/720x1280/_0ERyzpKXdeSUY-q.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-24 00:35:31

BREAKING: Wagner chief Prigozhin says he is after Defense Minister Shoigu for 'destroying a hundred thousand Russian soldiers'

2023-06-24 00:04:23

RUSSIA-WAGNER
- Wagner Group's chief Prigozhin claims his forces were attacked by Russian military, vows to march and remove leadership.
- Russia enhanced security in Moscow and called for the arrest of Prigozhin on charges of armed rebellion.
- Prigozhin says his forces have crossed into Russia and were greeted by border guards, and claims helicopter pilots refused to fire on his columns.
- Biden has been briefed, with US officials 'closely watching' and telling CNN 'this is real'.

2023-06-23 23:54:59

BREAKING: The United States has released a declassified report on the origins of coronavirus
dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents… https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Report-on-Potential-Links-Between-the-Wuhan-Institute-of-Virology-and-the-Origins-of-COVID-19-20230623.pdf

2023-06-23 23:44:33

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin says Russian helicopter pilots refused to carry out orders to attack Wagner columns

2023-06-23 23:39:22

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief says the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian military has given the order to use helicopters and fire on Wagner columns

2023-06-23 23:26:55

BREAKING: President Biden has been briefed on the situation in Russia

2023-06-23 23:20:45

BREAKING: Google News is not available for many in Russia, according to NetBlocks.

2023-06-23 23:16:38

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin says border guards were hugging his fighters on way into Russia, his forces will 'destroy everything in the way'.

2023-06-23 23:12:28

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin says his forces have crossed into Russia

2023-06-23 23:07:21

BREAKING: Military build-up in Moscow is continuing to intensify, as footage shows armoured vehicles moving towards the Kremlin and the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense.

2023-06-23 23:00:17

BREAKING: Senior American intelligence official tells Jim LaPorta, a reporter at The Messenger, that Wagner Group is preparing to mobilize and it is believed they want to 'head towards Moscow'

2023-06-23 22:30:04

BREAKING: CNN reports that US officials are 'closely watching' the situation in Russia, with one American official saying 'this is real'.

2023-06-23 22:01:51

BREAKING: Wagner Group chief Prigozhin has called on Russian soldiers from the National Guard to join his side

2023-06-23 21:56:48

BREAKING: Russia's state media has confirmed that security forces are on high alert and have deployed to protect all important sites in Moscow

2023-06-23 21:47:44

BREAKING: Increased military vehicle presence in parts of Moscow amid tensions with Wagner Group
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1672358809648390145/pu/vid/352x640/9V2ZuI2r1EEt5aCi.mp4?tag=12

2023-06-23 21:36:39

BREAKING: Senior Russian general Sergey Surovikin calls on Wagner Group fighters to obey the orders of Putin and return to bases before it is 'too late'

2023-06-23 21:26:34

BREAKING: Russia's FSB intelligence agency calls on Wagner Group fighters to arrest chief Prigozhin

2023-06-23 21:25:33

BREAKING: Russia's FSB intelligence agency says statements by Wagner Group's Prigozhin are calls for the start of an armed civil conflict in the country

2023-06-23 20:58:21

BREAKING: Russia's FSB intelligence agency placed on alert in Moscow amid threats by Wagner Group

2023-06-23 20:32:09

BREAKING: Reports of enhanced security across parts of Russia amid threats by the Wagner Group

2023-06-23 20:12:00

WAGNER GROUP
- Long-standing tensions between the mercenary group and Russia's national military
- Russia's Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin released video earlier today saying Russia's military leadership had deceived society, rejecting Moscow's justification of the war.
- Wagner Group later said its forces were attacked by Russia's military with 'huge' losses, vowing revenge and saying the 'evil' brought by the military leadership must be stopped
- Russia's FSB intelligence and Anti-Terrorism Committee now investigating Wagner's leadership for incitement of armed rebellion