Alexander Vindman is online and following tonight's events in Russia.

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎
@AVindman
For all of those that have been wondering how the war in Ukraine is going, it’s going insurrection-in-Russia well. To be completely clear: this insurrection is the direct result of Russia’s disastrous military campaign.
9:29 PM · Jun 23, 2023

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎
@AVindman
The question of why Prigozhin head to Rostov rather than Moscow is answered by the storming of the SMD HQ. It it the most strategic target in the South of Russia if you’re targeting the Ministry of Defense. Now that Prigozhin has the HQ does he consolidate or move on.
10:28 PM · Jun 23, 2023

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎
@AVindman
The seizure of the SMD HQ and the potential consolidation of control over bases in the area has taken the insurrection into very dangerous territory. The SMD/ Operational Command South has slices of every single asset in Russia's arsenal including strategic assets.
10:41 PM · Jun 23, 2023

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎
@AVindman
I’ve made the drive from Rostov to Moscow at least a dozen times. Voronezh is more than halfway to Moscow. If reports of Wagner fighting in Voronezh are accurate, then they are hours away from Moscow.
11:16 PM · Jun 23, 2023

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎
@AVindman
We will know soon enough what Prigozhins plans are if his forces encounter the same limited resistance they faced in seizing key terrain in Rostov.
11:18 PM · Jun 23, 2023

Gripping stuff. This is wild.

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[getagrip_already]

2. So prizie has nukes. ....

That ought to spice things up.

[triron]

7. Bigtime

[NickB79]

10. So "strategic assets" does mean nuclear weapons

I was afraid of that

[LudwigPastorius]

23. I'd be very surprised if there weren't...

control safeguards in place to prevent anyone but the Kremlin from deploying Russia’s strategic nuclear weapons.

[Grokenstein]

36. Russian weapon safeguards may be similar to Britain's

(jump to 5:27)

[AllyCat]

25. Perfect. Entire world at risk now.

Prighozhin is NOT a good man.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. This could be happening very quickly.

Wagner has control of a a strategic city with a lot of resources for war they now have at their disposal. They’d be smart to act now before Moscow has time to do anything more than they have to defend itself.

[Brother Buzz]

4. Alexander Vindman's wife, Rachel Vindman, shot off a zinger

I love where Rachel Vindman is coming from

Someone let us know if Swan Lake comes on.

Opinions are my own and not necessarily the views of my husband...but obviously if our views are different, mine are correct.

Someone let us know if Swan Lake comes on.— Rachel Vindman 🌻 (@natsechobbyist) June 24, 2023

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11. +1

[FM123]

14. Swan Lake!

Yep, that would be something - just like 1991.

[3Hotdogs]

26. Swan Lake ---

as performed by Les Ballets Trocadero De Monte Carlo.

[orangecrush]

5. Thanks

[triron]

6. Small resistance bodes ill for Putin.

[Emrys]

8. Possible corroboration of the attacks in Voronezh:

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Rob Lee
@RALee85

A Russian channel says there is gunfire on a stretch of the M4 highway in Voronezh oblast. They say Military equipment, including tanks, is on the highway.
https://t.me/milinfolive/102531

https://t.me/milinfolive/10

[Twitter video]

[Leghorn21]

9. KICK!!!

[niyad]

12. KNR

[roamer65]

13. Tonite the RuZZian Civil War has begun.

[ecstatic]

15. Do any of the opposing sides have nukes?

I guess that part needs to be figured out before we grab the popcorn.

[yardwork]

17. Yes, Russia has a lot of nukes.

[ecstatic]

41. Hopefully they're not functional

and useless duds like most of their other equipment. A failed state with nuclear weapons. What could be worse?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. Excellent live chat on subject on Twitter now

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18. Thanks so much, Laura.

This one?

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I don't know that I agree with the chat, but immediately interesting in any case.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

27. Yes. Well guess it's a new feature? Heard a chat

a couple weeks ago about docs case.

It's raw. no bullshit politics just people and people who a very familiar with subject just talking. I love the freedom of no corporate bs

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30. I'd never seen that feature before and it was really neat.

I could only take about 20-30 minutes, though. Hoo, there were some strong feelings being expressed about the topic so it was fascinating to listen to just for a bit.

[electric_blue68]

42. Ty. I've read/listened to him.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Hard to go back to light news - major media. Seems

so uninformed and shallow.

[electric_blue68]

45. I listen more to NPR, and WNYC (the flagship station) news,

BBC.

Some regular news.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. Agree. Times like this event our major media

Is ill informed. And it shows

[electric_blue68]

47. And I check Vindman as well. 👍

[H2O Man]

19. Recommended.

[Hekate]

31. Right. I hardly know what to think, but best of luck to the Ukrainians & bad cess to Putin 🌻

[H2O Man]

43. I've thought that

Putin might face an internal threat more insane than him. This doesn't appear to be anything that will end well. It's a shame that innocent people will suffer from the madness.

[yonder]

20. ASV's opinions are worth something here. Thanks for posting.

[Emrys]

21. Confirmation that things are indeed kicking off in Voronezh:

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Aric Toler
@AricToler

Meanwhile, in Pavlovsk (Voronezh), there's heavy fighting with helicopters. I've seen a half-dozen or so videos showing fighting there over the last couple hours.
This one was filmed around 50.4551, 40.1328 (all credit to @Michael1Sheldon for geolocation)
https://t.me/warhistoryalconafter/107948

[FakeNoose]

22. Is Ukraine involved in any of this? It doesn't seem so

[bluedigger]

24. It appears to be an unscheduled intramural event.

[Captain Zero]

48. Bwahahaha

[Hermit-The-Prog]

28. OT: Thanks for taking the extra time to extract the text!

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29. No prob!

If I didn't, all I'd see is "link to text" so I know how frustrating that is for people. That, and a lot of people do not want to give clicks to Twitter, which is understandable.

[TeamProg]

32. Where's the window for Putin? 6th floor or 12th?

[AdamGG]

33. It's not like costly wars haven't toppled Russian governments before

1917, 1991...

[orleans]

34. lots of updates at nbc-- i can't copy them but here's the link

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/russia-attempted-coup-mercenaries-wagner-rebellion-rcna90921

(i was trying to copy the one posted at 11:29 pm)

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35. Alexander S. Vindman ❎ Retweet:

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Alexander S. Vindman ❎ Retweeted
Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael
I think this video, which just appeared, helps settle some of the confusion on forces involved. That said, the conversation is remarkable. And this is happening barely a day later.

Rob Lee @RALee85 · 41m
Video of Yevgeny Prigozhin meeting with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov at the Southern Military District HQ.
https://t.me/grey_zone/19270

12:37 AM · Jun 24, 2023

More from Rob Lee:

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Rob Lee
@RALee85
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The other official is Deputy Chief of the GRU/GU Vladimir Alekseev who was in charge of forming PMCs and coordinating with them for the MoD. Prigozhin clearly wanted to make a point that he isn't subordinate to a Deputy Defense Minister or Deputy Chief of the GRU. 2/
Rob Lee
@RALee85
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And Yevkurov is a well-know figure. He was a VDV officer and received the Hero of Russia award for the Dash to Pristina. Prigozhin clearly wants to make clear that he is a higher status than these officials, comparable to Shoigu's level.
3/

max seddon
@maxseddon
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Replying to @maxseddon and @AndrKolesnikov
In another video posted shortly afterwards, Prigozhin says Wagner controls "the military facilities of Rostov, including the airport," but is not hindering operations in the invasion of Ukraine.

“We do it in such a way that the attack planes do not hit us, but the Ukrainians."
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[moniss]

37. Perfect time

for China to "redraw" any boundaries with Russia that have been on their minds.

[roamer65]

39. Chinese Siberia is coming soon.

[lindysalsagal]

38. Clearly, we're watching history here, for vlad to lose power

On social media. This will be the first world social media war. I just wonder how civilians will react to chaos and anarchy across Northern asia.....

[PortTack]

40. I worry that if prigozhins forces were to take control they will make a more formidable fighting

Force for Ukraine. Wagner group was the one causing most of the Ukrainian casualties in Bakhmut