After the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, Evgeny Prigojin, died in a plane crash on August 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a surprising step. According to the decree issued by the Kremlin after Putin’s signature, anyone who would act on behalf of the army or would take part in Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine was required to take an official oath of allegiance to Russia.
“AN ORDER TO FORM THE SPIRITUAL AND MORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RUSSIA’S DEFENSE”
The decree, which came into force on Friday, August 25, used the words “an order to establish the moral and moral foundations of Russia’s defense”, and emphasized that all mercenary groups must swear allegiance in front of the Russian flag. Strictly following the orders of those who took the oaths, commanders and senior leaders. They said they promised to bring it.
WAGNER’S 24-HOUR REVOLUTION
Prigojin, the leader of the mercenary group Wagner, which took an active role in Russia’s Ukraine war, started a rebellion in June, accusing the Russian army of organizing an attack on the Wagner camps. Wagner fighters had marched from Rostov in southern Russia to the capital Moscow, on Prigojin’s orders. Prigojin, who demanded the resignation of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, stopped the rebellion after the mediation of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. After the 24-hour rebellion, the Kremlin announced that Wagner’s activities in Russia would be terminated and Wagner fighters would be placed in a base in Belarus.
Two months passed since the revolt, and a total of 10 people lost their lives when a plane, including Wagner’s leader Prigojin, crashed in the Tver region of Russia on August 23. (UAV)