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Russia's Wagner mercenary group founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has said the Kremlin's justifications for invading Ukraine were based on lies.

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[–] SlowNPC 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The folks in the Ukraine sublemmy are following this very closely, and say the fighting has started.

https://lemmy.world/post/484743

[–] SoPunny 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There have been unconfirmed videos show a convoy and small arms fire supposedly in Rostov just outside where the Southern Military command is.

https://nitter.net/Stanovaya/status/1672360894515363841#m

https://nitter.net/Stanovaya/status/1672371087005417472#m

This made me laugh

https://nitter.net/bluenicks_99/status/1672402676074643457#m

no JavaScript so have to click to play video

[–] atimholt 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

have to click to play video.

I despise auto-play, even on YouTube.

[–] dustedhands 2 points 1 year ago

I despise auto-play, especially on YouTube. Let me advance when I feel like. Not everything is a party music playlist!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Can you point me towards me a brief overview of Rostov, whose territory it's in, and its strategic importance? I've mostly been following the geopolitics of the war and not the actual fronts/troop movements except at a very very high level.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Rostov is In Russia a border city Rostov is east of Mariupol Ukraine. it being a border city strategically it's logistic point, it's very far from the front, a disruption here could potentially assist Ukraine in wearing down points at the front this may sow chaos in Russian command,break morale.

[–] SoPunny 1 points 1 year ago

So I wish I could, maybe ISW ? I’ve been reading their daily updates for a year now, and just absorbed a lot. Dmitri@ war translated is good. There are also some good substacks.

ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/

This is a retired Aus general, great info. https://open.substack.com/pub/mickryan/p/prigozhin-crosses-the-rubicon

Also Phillip O’Brien Substack and Andrews substack, literally their name I believe.

Also this lady https://nitter.net/Stanovaya

Wiki Rostov on Don

And Ftten had a good summary.