2023-05-07 15:57:09
Moscow is frustrated by the lack of success in the war
The open dispute between the head of the Wagner mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Chechen President Kadyrov and the Russian military leadership is evidence of power struggles within the Russian leadership.
On the “Day of Victory” over Nazi Germany, Moscow would have liked to announce a “victory” in Ukraine: exercises for the May 9 celebrations in Moscow.
Photo: Olga Maltseva (AFP)
Military attacks erupted in many parts of Ukraine over the weekend. According to Ukrainian information, the cities of Krivi Rih and Cherson were among the targets of rocket and artillery fire. A drone was shot down over the capital Kiev, as well as Nikopol, which is on the Dnieper opposite the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant lies, has been shelled with artillery.
The Russian occupiers in the area have ordered civilians to be brought to safety because of a possible imminent Ukrainian attack. Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned in a statement on Saturday of the dangers of fighting near the nuclear power plant. But everything will be done to ensure nuclear safety and the safety of the power plant. Experts from the IAEA are currently still on the site of the nuclear power plant. According to the statement, they report regular artillery fire in the area.
The announcement made on May 10 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenaries, that he would withdraw from what had been a fierce battle for months, also attracted continued attention withdraw from the city of Bakhmut to want. Ramzan Kadyrov and his Chechen fighters were to take over the positions. Previously, Prigozhin had written regarding handing over the places he controlled to the Russian Ministry of Defense in the event of a retreat. had as a reason for withdrawal Prigozhin Lack of ammunition and little support from the Russian army.
The Ukrainian side objected, saying there was constant Russian artillery shelling. Chechen President Kadyrov declared in his Telegram channel that he was ready to take over the positions of Prigozhin’s fighters and take the city with his special unit Ahmat. This is a matter of a few hours. Kadyrov said he had already sent a request to President Vladimir Putin. On Sunday, Prigozhin seemed to backtrack from his announcement: he announced on his Telegram channel that he had been assured of sufficient equipment to continue the fight.
Perhaps some kind of military victory in the war in Ukraine should be announced.
Power struggles within the Russian leadership are suspected to be behind such public maneuvers. The upcoming May 9 may also play a role: on “Victory Day” the defeat of Nazi Germany is traditionally celebrated in Russia. It is possible that a military victory of some kind in the war in Ukraine should also be announced this year. At the moment, however, it does not look as if the Russian troops will be able to conquer the symbolically but not strategically important Bakhmut. Prigozhin wanted to divert attention from this, because the Wagner mercenaries in Bakhmut fight a large part of the fighting for the Russian side.
Was seriously injured in a car bomb explosion: the Russian author Zakhar Prilepin, here at the presentation of a book in 2017.
Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova (AFP)
Aside from the military fighting in Ukraine, there was another attack in Russia in the conflict over the weekend. When a car bomb exploded in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Russian author was killed Sachar Prilepin injured and his driver killed. Years ago, the nationalist writer Prilepin fought alongside the pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass and led a unit there. He is considered a vehement supporter of the war and had spoken out in favor of the incorporation of Ukraine. According to Russian media reports, doctors have now pulled Prilepin out of an artificial coma. His condition is stable.
Already the third attack
The Russian government blamed Ukraine, but also the West, especially the United States, for the attack. According to Russian sources, a man was arrested who allegedly acted on instructions from Ukraine.
The attack on the writer is the third in Russia once morest a war supporter since February last year. Darja Dugina, daughter of the ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed by a car bomb near Moscow last summer. In April, Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky died in a bomb explosion at a cafe in Saint Petersburg.
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