I mean it doesn't seem to be a smart career choice
this post was submitted on 21 Jul 2023
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So his plan was to start a coup with 21% of his normal force? No wonder they didn't make Moscow
And they still basically succeeded. They just waltzed up to Moscow, whose only defense were police officers.
NATO could just end this war in a day man.
This shows how effective nuclear weapons are as a deterrent. The threat of them is the only thing keeping the war going this long.
My guess is that he planned on a popular uprising to join him along the way, and while he’s super popular, so is Putin. It didn’t materialize.
"By popular uprising you mean Telegram reactions right? If I 👍, I'm doing my part?" - Russian Mellenials, probably
The official said the majority of Wagner fighters in Ukraine — 49,000 — were prisoners.
I'm guessing they compromised a large portion of the dead. So not 21% of his normal forces.
Everything is going according to plan.