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As the investigation continues into the causes of the jet crash that killed the Wagner boss and his top brass, typically militant Z-bloggers have gone quiet.

For all the talk of purges, there’s no mass repression of ultranationalists, army personnel or security officials in Russia.

Ukrainian defense intelligence spokesperson Andrii Yusov refrained from commenting on the cause of the explosion, but reports suggest it could create logistical difficulties for Russian forces.

The arrest of former Russian officer and ardent ultranationalist Igor Girkin (Strelkov) on July 21 may be the public manifestation of a shifting balance of power among Kremlin factions, possibly to the detriment of the Russian Federal Security Service

Despite their Russia-based forces being relocated to Belarus after their failed mutiny, Wagner Group is still alive and active in Africa.

It seems increasingly unlikely that Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime will survive the war of aggression that he started in Ukraine, but what will finally bring his fall about?

Russian authorities detained Mikhail Polyakov, a former Federal Security Service (FSB) colonel, last week.

Kremlin factions view the information space as a vital source of authority that allows them to attack their enemies and push their own political and economic agendas.

Russian President Vladimir Putin further indicated he intends to maintain the Wagner Group as a cohesive fighting force rather than break...