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Russia: Prigozhin tells mercenaries to turn back from Moscow advance to 'avoid bloodshed' - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

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Prigozhin says Wagner Group is turning its convoys around and heading back in the opposite direction “towards its field camps.”

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[–] Laser@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

This is been modus operandi for Wagner and is the only reason they're allowed to exist while the Russian law forbids private armies, it was Russia's deniable involvement in various conflicts in Africa and the middle east