Vladimir Putin humiliates personal army in first state awards since Wagner mutiny
Vladimir Putin utterly snubbed serving members of the Russian army within the nation’s first state awards for the reason that Wagner Group revolt towards the president’s rule, it has been claimed.
During a particular ceremony on the Kremlin Palace, Putin stated orders and medals could be awarded to these “who selflessly defended the constitutional order of Russia on June 24″.
This was the identical day because the Wagner Group mutiny which noticed the mercenaries seize army amenities in Rostov-on-Don and march in the direction of Moscow, earlier than that was ultimately deserted on the eleventh hour.
Speaking of that day, Putin stated “everyone in his post showed courage and did everything possible to fulfil his official and civic duty.”
He stated the awards would additionally recognise individuals within the “special military operation”, nevertheless it was telling that no recipients have been serving members of the army, in keeping with unbiased Russian-language news outlet Agentstvo, as per a report from Newsweek.
The publication additionally reported “none were military pilots who died during the mutiny,” and that “so far, the Russian authorities have not presented state awards to the military for resisting the rebellion.”
There has additionally reportedly been a purge of the Russian military within the weeks following the Wagner mutiny whereas the whereabouts of Sergei Surovikin, the Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, stays a thriller.
During the ceremony on Wednesday, Putin didn’t grant awards to commanders of the 123rd motorized rifle brigade and assault group, as per a transcript and video of the occasion on the Kremlin web site.
But unbiased Russian-language news outlet Agentstvo highlighted that these offered with awards who have been linked to the mutiny have been solely from Russia‘s National Guard and the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The ceremony noticed two inner affairs officers obtain bravery medals – one from the Lipetsk area with the opposite from the Voronezh area. These are the areas the Wagner columns handed via on June 24.
Two members of Russia‘s National Guard acquired medals for braveness.
National Guard Colonel Dmitry Makarov, who’s the commander of the Rostov 685th separate combined aviation regiment, was one other recipient.
The ceremony came about at a time when the momentum of the warfare between Russia and Ukraine has swung backwards and forwards because the variety of assaults intensify.
At the beginning of the week, drones smashed into skyscrapers in Moscow’s enterprise district, leaving Russia and Putin livid. Ukraine has not taken direct duty for these assaults.
But Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has gone on the entrance foot, warning Putin will die a defeated man and rapidly shot down claims the warfare between Ukraine and Russia may final for 30 years.
The Ukrainian chief believes the warfare won’t ever final that lengthy as a result of Vladimir Putin will not be round to see it finish.
He stated: “It can’t, Putin won’t live that many years. He did not fight in Syria at the pace he is fighting us.
“That is why he will not stand 30 years. He will not exist, he will die. This, obviously, is absolute.”
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