Russia coup round-up - History is starting again

I summarize Telegram reports for your reading pleasure during breakfast

Russia’s current experiment with neo-feudalism is undergoing its toughest test, as Russian caterer and military contractor billionaire Yevgeny Prigozhin has decided to march on Moscow, declaring that “Russia needs a new President.”

In response, Putin has called up the National Guard but also other vassals like Kadyrov and his Chechen “Akhmat” forces to retake the city of Rostov from Prigozhin. In other words, Putin relies upon a decentralized network of feudal warlords for Russian defense.

Based upon my expert review of RAW OSINT, here is what has transpired:

• Prigozhin had already been feuding with the Russian minister of defense Shoigu for over a year

• A few days ago, Russia hit Wagner units with a missile strike

• Prigozhin initially demanded that Shoigu resign

• Prigozhin moved Wagner units into Rostov and occupied Military Command and local police HQs

• Russian police raided Wagner HQ in St. Petersburg

• Russians have hit the Wagner convoy with a few air strikes but it appears they are easily advancing toward Moscow (6 hours out or less)

• Moscow is preparing for a siege based upon pictures I’ve seen

• Uganda is prepared to send troops to defend Putin from “imperialists”

• Prigozhin claims many Russian military units in Lipetsk have joined Wagner

• Prigozhin claims Russia is using artillery on Wagner

• Videos have surfaced of air strikes and surface-to-air missiles being fired at Russian helicopters

According to /CIG/ Telegram, the coup hasn’t affected the Ukraine counteroffensive yet, as Russian fire rates remain steady, no troop rotations have been observed, and Russians continue to attack on the Donbas front.

UPDATE 7:50 AM C: Wagner is preparing to seize warehouses with nuclear weapons according to Global Intel Watch - There is a storage facility for nuclear weapons known as Object 375C

Putin institutes martial law

UPDATE 9:00 AM: Wagner convoys have entered Moscow Oblast, passing through Barananovo, Russian attempts to block the roads are failing; Akhmat is in the city of Aksai; Zelensky declares support for the PMC group he used to call Neo-Nazi, Wagner flags have been raised in Tel Aviv (please start archiving all Western media articles on Wagner now).

UPDATE 10:00 AM: large convoy reported in Kolomna; fire reported near the Nagtinskaya metro station in Moscow; Russians are destroying roads in Lipetsk Oblast; Lavrov warns the west not to intervene; various dissident nationalist groups calling for uprising

UPDATE 2:00 PM: All wrapped up. Great news cycle. Have a nice weekend.