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- 489th day of fighting, D+3 after the putsch attempt in Russia.
- In a televised address on Monday evening, two days after the thwarted Wagner uprising, Vladimir Putin congratulated himself on “avoiding a bloodbath” by flattering the soldiers of a paramilitary group.
- Without naming him, Vladimir Putin accused Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin of “betraying his people.”
- Prigozhin also spoke on Monday via an 11-minute audio message: he did not want to overthrow the Russian government, he said he wanted to save Wagner, threatening in his eyes with dismantling by the authorities.
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is due to speak “very soon,” a Telegram channel close to the leader said on Monday evening.
- In Ukraine, Zelensky visited units of the armed forces in the Donetsk region, near the front, as his army is counter-offensive in the area and in the south.
“Happy Day” on the forehead
From the train that brought him back to Kyiv at night, President Zelenskiy hailed the progress made by his army during the day. “Today in Donetsk, in Zaporozhye, our soldiers have advanced in all directions, and this is a happy day,” he rejoices in his daily address.
He adds that “several operational decisions have been made” with the Ukrainian generals and that “creation of the marines” is on the negotiating table.
Wagner reportedly shot down three Russian attack helicopters
If Putin confirmed the death of the pilots during the rebellion of the Wagner group, he did not name the figure. Some Russian Telegram channels that track Russian military activity, including the Rybar blog, which has over a million subscribers, reported the deaths of 13 Russian pilots as early as Saturday. Among the downed aircraft were three Mi-8 MTPR electronic warfare helicopters and an Il-18 aircraft with a crew, Rybar claims.
In his audio recording, Yevgeny Prigozhin admits that his people were forced to shoot down attacking helicopters.
Putin confirms death
In his speech, President Putin paid tribute to the pilots who died in the weekend mutiny, confirming for the first time that Russian pilots died in action as a group of Wagner mercenaries marched on Moscow. “The courage and selflessness of the fallen hero pilots saved Russia from tragic and devastating consequences,” he said.
Yevgeny Prigozhin wanted to save his organization
During the day, the leader of Wagner justified his rebellion by the fact that he wanted to save his organization, and not overthrow the Russian government. His attempt exposed “serious security problems” in Russia, he warned.
Putin pretends to be the guarantor of internal peace
In a surprise speech, the Russian president assured that he had taken “measures” “from the very beginning” of the Wagner rebellion “to avoid great bloodshed.” Vladimir Putin, who posed as a guarantor of the return of calm, then held a “working meeting” with the country’s top security officials in the evening.
Putin accused boss Wagner of “betraying his country and his people”
In his speech, without naming him, Vladimir Putin accused Yevgeny Prigozhin of “betraying his country and his people” by “lying” to his people.
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Source: Le Parisien
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