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Wagner chief says his fighters are entering Rostov region (www.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Ph0mX@kbin.social to c/news

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“Now we are entering Rostov. The units of the Ministry of Defense, or rather the conscripts, who were thrown to block our road, stepped aside,” Prigozhin said, adding that at the moment his units “have crossed the state border in all places."

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[–] khalic 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please, let today be the end of this terrible war… let them fight among themselves if they want…

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

A nuclear stockpile being fought over in a civil war is a terrifying prospect.

[–] khalic 4 points 1 year ago

It’s not much use when they destroy the very thing you’re fighting for, but yes terrifying is the right word…

[–] terribleplan@lemmy.nrd.li 7 points 1 year ago

Someone mentioned the possibility all of this being a pretext to withdraw troops for "defense". That would be wonderful, but almost feels almost too much to hope for.

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