Russia is awash with a video of Russian mercenaries swearing at the Russian Chief of Staff, Valeri Gerasimov. “We are dying here, where are you?” Russian soldiers demanded ammunition from Gerasimov and shared the video on social media. After the incident video, Yevgeni Prigojin, the head of the Wagner group, also shared a post, which ignited a great discussion. Prigojin said, “The video reflects the realities on the front,” while the Kremlin remained silent on the video. Here are the details…
FROM RUSSIAN SOLDIERS TO THE HEAD OF THE RUSSIA GENERAL STAFF
According to the news in CNN Turk, Russian soldiers fighting on the Bahmut front, where the most intense clashes took place in Ukraine, cursed the Chief of General Staff of Russia, General Valeri Gerasimov. The mercenaries belonging to the Wagner group shared the video on social media where they demanded ammunition from Gerasimov.
“YOU… YOU ARE A DAMN DEVIL”
Your soldiers say, “Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff… You’re a… damn devil. We’re dying here, where are you?” The output was remarkable.
The sharing of the video by Yevgeni Prigojin, the head of the Wagner group, caused a great controversy in Russia. The leader of the mercenary group said, “I visited the unit that shot the video addressed to Gerasimov. There are no Ukrainian nationalists misecuting here. The video reflects the realities at the front.”
PENALTY DEMANDED
While the Kremlin remained silent against the soldiers’ insults, the Russian parliament demanded that Wagner members be punished. Under the “Insult to the Russian Army Law” enacted in Russia last March, individuals can be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. It remains to be seen whether the Wagner soldiers will be subject to this law.