Rostov holds the HQ of the Russian ministry of defense, and is also a major logistics hub.

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        Oh, I agree. I think this will fizzle out before long. However, on the off chance this does blow up into a full-blown civil war, who knows whose hands the nukes are going to fall into?

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      That’s what I was thinking. Push out all the Russian soldiers (or convince them to switch sides, which seems remarkably easy at this point) while Putin is otherwise occupied. That would end the war, and with so much else on his plate, Putin might think twice about restarting it.

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    Prigozhin is a monster and a war criminal.

    But how much infighting do we think Russia can handle without collapsing on the front?

    It seems like we are about to find out.

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      It doesn’t necessary matter if the war criminal Prigozhin gets stomped, even if it happens quickly.

      How long do we think Russia needs to stay distracted before Ukraine finds a chink in their armor?

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    Wow. Last I read, Prigozhin was talking shit, but the Russian government wasn’t actually after him yet. I’d feel bad for him if he wasn’t such a scumbag.

    This will be equal parts amusing and horrifying.

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      No one knows who or what would come out of a power vacuum, but history tells us it’s usually a more hardline and extreme result. With some of the reports coming out of more hawkish elements within the Russian government adding more and more pressure on Putin to take further measures in mind, it can be a major cause for concern.

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    Just to be clear, it’s the HQ for the southern region’s Russian ministry of defense. Not the entire thing

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      The only hopeful improvement is that his reign would be more unstable and maybe the oligarchs don’t support him. Like always, that means that innocent Russian civilians will take the brunt of the actual consequences.

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    It would be hilarious (for us) if the Russian army attack on Wagner was actually orchestrated by Ukrainian Special Forces! “Here is a pallet of vodka, now please fire on these coordinates”!