some time. Prigozhin is a wild card with a history of instigating conflict with superiors. Russian MOD had begun the process of exercising more control over contract soldiers from all the PMCs. It appears Prigozhin panicked and took his dispute with MOD to another level. It is a distraction Russia doesn't need in the midst of the Ukrainian Civil War.
"Prigozhin appears to have initiated a coup attempt. Information is still developing constantly so nothing is definitive or confirmed. That’s why I wanted to focus more on the potential causes rather than the speculative and constantly-changing informational noise. But just for those who may be completely unaware of the happenings:
Prigozhin published the following video claiming that the Russian MOD has “bombed” a Wagner rear area with many Wagner dead. The video, however, shows no dead and only what looks like some minor staged burning leaves. . . .
One thing that’s important to note is the incident appears, on the surface, to have come out of the blue. But in reality, things have been developing for quite a while. Most notably, if you’ll recall that the Russian MOD a few weeks back issued a new ruling for all volunteers and PMCs to register under the yoke of the Russian MOD. On the surface, the justification was to give equal ‘benefits’ to all volunteers that Russian servicemen get for their service."
https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/special-report-emergency-situation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#media-442bc252-a7e4-4363-84a1-34b7ff3afbef
Pretty good analysis of the situation.