Prologue Journal – Page 36055 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Russian watchdog blocks Wagner group on social media to prevent calls for armed mutiny

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Wagner account on the VKontakte social media informed earlier on Saturday that the group had been blocked at the demand of Roskomnadzor https://tass.com/russia/1637831

Putin’s War on Ukraine Backfires

Wall Street Journal Social tensions over accumulated losses and military setbacks in Ukraine have fueled the rise of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner paramilitary group https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-war-on-ukraine-backfires-dd299ff2

Top US general cancels trip to Middle East over Russia situation

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747555

Abkhazian leader declares comprehensive support for Putin’s actions on establishing order

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. https://tass.com/world/1637813

Ukraine’s defence forces are advancing on several fronts in eastern Ukraine – Deputy Defence Minister

Pravda Ukraine Ukraine’s defence forces started advancing on several fronts simultaneously in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, 24 June. Source: Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister, on Telegram Quote from Maliar: “The eastern group of forces today launched offensives on several fronts at the same time. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408392/

Ukraine Sees Upside in Russian Military Chaos

Wall Street Journal The Wagner uprising threatens to weaken Moscow’s forces, which would help Kyiv’s offensive. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-sees-upside-in-russian-military-chaos-2568aab3

The road to Moscow: A visual timeline of Wagner’s rebellion

Washington Post Prigozhin declared he would take down the Kremlin’s defense leadership. Putin has vowed to crush the rebellion. Here’s how events have unfolded. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/24/russia-wagner-visual-timeline/

Wagner mutiny has no impact on situation in Zaporozhye area – Russian unit commander

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. https://tass.com/defense/1637803

Russian Historical Society chairman points to failed attempt to foment civil war

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Sergey Naryshkin also noted that “the attempt at armed mutiny and betrayal, made behind the back of the fighting army, is the most terrible crime” https://tass.com/russia/1637799

Images of helicopter allegedly downed by Wagner Group shared on Russian social media

Pravda Ukraine Fragments of a Russian Ka-52 helicopter allegedly shot down by Wagner Group fighters have been shared on Russian Telegram channels. Source: Astra and Baza, Russian Telegram channels; RT, a pro-Kremlin Russian Telegram channel Details: Baza said that the pictures were shared by a Russian military reporter. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408391/