Prigogine's Rebellion: The Russian Federation strengthens the security apparatus and clean the army command - ISW
The report of July 17 states that the deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Alexander Hinstein said that the special units of "Grimm" of the Federal Drug Control Service was officially transferred to the Rosgvardia. "The decision to transfer" Thunder "by Rosgvardia emphasizes the Kremlin's desire to consolidate under the command of Rosgvardia effective forces to combat the rebels," the analysts said.
Moreover, the State Duma of the Russian Federation stated that they consider a bill that will allow Rosgvardia to use heavy weapons. To do this, they plan to change the Federal Law "On the troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation". These are transport aviation, armored personnel carriers, communication complexes, boats, engineering equipment and more.
According to analysts, several "players" in the field of internal security of Russia have expressed anxiety and dissatisfaction with the transfer of "thunder" at the disposal of Rosgvardia. Moreover, such initiatives can lead to increased tension within the Russian Federation. It was also reported that in Russia, the general responsible for Bakhmut was removed.
Russian bloggers claim that the commander of the Tula 106th Division, Major General Vladimir Seliverstov was removed because of his disputes with the command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In addition, Estonia's intelligence said Putin "eliminated" 28 high -ranking officers after Prigogine's rebellion. According to Margot Grosberg's intelligence head, Deputy General Surovikin, Colonel-General Andrei Yudin, General GRU and Deputy Minister of Defense from the rear was detained.