The reported Western propaganda to blow the private military contractor Wagner Group engaged in the war in Ukraine out of proportion has fallen flat and the Russian troops are now holding ground in the captured territory.
The Wagner Group is one of the several private militias fighting the war in Ukraine and has a total strength of 5,000 fighters. Wagner boss Prighozin's reported call for an armed rebellion has fizzled out following negotiations by Belarus and the mercenary group’s dues have been cleared.
The Wagner Group is now all set to return to the warzone in Ukraine soon, geopolitical analysts said. The analysts said the game changed following discussions by Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan who had earlier quelled such a coup in his military. Erdogan shared his experience of handling the military coup in Turkey.
Besides fighting along with the Russian troops in Ukraine, the Wagner Group is also training the pro Bashar al-Assad regime militias in Syria and these militias are said to be giving a tough time to the US-led militias seeking to oust the Assad regime This led the Western powers to fuel the propaganda war around the Wagner Group.
Despite having boots on the ground in Ukraine, the Russian government does not maintain a direct contact with the Wagner to avoid footprinting.
The Western propaganda is first relayed by the television channels in India and later on picked up by the news outlets in the West which run false flag operations attributing the channels operating from here.
Besides the Wagner Group, Chechen fighters and Ukrainian Christian rebels are also fighting alongside the Russian troops in Ukraine. From the Ukrainian side, Western militias are fighting the war on behalf of Kyiv.
Till now, the Russian forces were backing the Wagner Group in fighting on the ground and allowing them to hold territory but with the reported dissidence in the private military contractor, Moscow is unlikely to trust to that level anymore and will station its troops in Ukraine to hold the ground.
The Wagner Group and Russian Army forces jointly participated in the battle of Artemovsk, also known as Bakhmut.
This joint operation resulted in the liberation of the Donbass city in late May, following eight months of intense fighting. The battle had significant implications as it pinned down large concentrations of Ukrainian troops, allowed Russia to train its mobilized reserves, and dealt a major blow to Ukraine's offensive plans, according to the Sputnik news.
Sputnik News reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was briefed by senior officials on Saturday about the developments in Russia involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin,
The Russian news outlet quoted an Indian daily to report that Modi was informed about the events on his plane en route to Cairo from Washington, where he traveled for an official state visit to meet President Joe Biden and US business leaders.
The Russian Armed Forces continue to carry out combat missions on the contact line with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the special military operation, the Russian news agency reported.