regime, because he has failed to do that. ~ . . . ., . , regime, because he has failed to do that. . . . ., . , ., that. what are the chances that he will take power that. what are the chances that he will take power in that. what are the chances that he will take power in russia? - that. what are the chances that he will take power in russia? that - will take power in russia? that priuozhin will take power in russia? that prigozhin will will take power in russia? that prigozhin will take will take power in russia? twat prigozhin will take power? will take power in russia? that| prigozhin will take power? yes. will take power in russia? that i prigozhin will take power? yes. i think very low. prigozhin will take power? yes. i think very low. a prigozhin will take power? yes. i think very low. a lot prigozhin will take power? yes. i think very low. a lot of people have been saying this is doing for putin and people have been predicting this doom for the last ten years. pri
wagner, ratherthan mobilised to try to block off wagner, rather than actually, at this stage, to take wagner on face to face. this stage, to take wagner on face-to-face. this stage, to take wagner on face-to-face. wagner has been crucial in russia s face-to-face. wagner has been crucial in russia s full-scale - crucial in russia s full scale operation on ukraine. ground and to capture back mood, although there is some progression around back mood. what is this latest situation in russia mean that the warren ukraine? i think it is not going to be decisive, but it does help the russian war effort wagner has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. at its peak it had about 50,000 troops, many of those recruited from russia s labour camps. recruited from russia s labour camp5. mo5t recruited from russia s labour camp5. most of those are dead, wounded, and have or have returned to civilian life. wagner i5 wounded, and have or have returned to civilian life. wagner is much smaller. ev
troops out of bakhmut, where it spent ten months trying to take that town. it s been replaced by russian recruits who are not as battle hardened as the wagner troops. that could make a difference. in general, certainly the fact that the main command center for russian troops in southern ukraine is in rostov-on-don, in the place that now yevgeny prigozhin and his mercenaries are in control. so how they re going to coordinate activities in southern ukraine while all this is going on is anyone s guess. we re watching all of this very closely. ben wedeman, stay safe over there. we will, of course, continue to
what does this latest situation in russia mean for ukraine? i think it is not going to be decisive, but it does help the russian war effort wagner has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. at its peak it had about 50,000 troops, many of those recruited from russia s labour camps. most of those are dead, wounded, and have or have returned to civilian life. wagner is much smaller. even if it isjust 10,000 troops, that is 10,000, on the whole, quite well trained, battle hardened veterans. they will be reconstituted after the meat grinder of bakhmut. this is so they can be used as reinforcements. not having wagner is in itself a loss. if other, again of the more professional troops, have to be
how the russian people are reacting to all this? do they agree with prigozhin and not putin? some russians that i talked to were saying about time. maybe they didn t like prigozhin himself. one former military officer i talked to said prigozhin himself is a killer. he s no hero but it s time that somebody stood up. that s just one individual. but i think this would be very bewildering for ordinary russians. perhaps breathing a sigh of relief that the civil war that vladimir putin himself invoked, that threat has apparently for the time being been averted. you re not having these mercenaries, battle-hardened with recruits who are convicted criminals, going toe to every to with the security forces as it may have looked like. but russian state television is still running excerpts of putin