Valdimir Putin, President of Russia, is trying to win the loyalty of security forces in order to hold onto power. Source: The New York Times Details: NYT recalls that in order to retain power after the rebellion, Putin allowed the Wagner mercenaries and Evgeny Prigozhin, their leader, to "go to Belarus" and showered Russian security forces members with praise and remarked the "decisiveness and courage" of the Russian troops.
Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) may postpone "elections" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine if the situation there deteriorates, Russian CEC head Ella Pamfilova has said. Source: the Kremlin Quote from Pamfilova: "It is fully funded, entirely from the federal budget, so what was needed has been done.
The Russian propaganda Pervy Kanal (Channel 1) reported on the inefficiency of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) in comparison with the soldiers of the Russian Federation. Source: Meduza, a Latvian-based Russian media outlet; Pervy Kanal (Channel 1) Details: In the story, the Russians compare the battles for Mariupol and Bakhmut.
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