Weakened Russia: As the Kremlin saved in front of Prigogin and his PVC - experts

The Wagner armed rebellion showed how Russian political leadership, and in particular Vladimir Putin, depending on private military contractors. According to Western experts, in the near future the Russian Defense Ministry will not be able to create capable parts of such a level as Wagner PEC. The short military rebellion of Wagner PEC in Russia demonstrated the Kremlin's dependence on private military contractors, which he cannot control.

And at least as they tried to strengthen the regular troops in the Russian Defense Ministry, in fact the mercenaries of Yevgeny Prigogine, as before, the most prepared and motivated fighters in the Russian Federation, who, as it turned out, to keep the leadership of the country under control incapable. Military analysts said this in an interview with Defense One on June 25.

Senior Researcher at the Center for European Analysis Mark Vozhanger noted that the most important revelation that was the result of the attempt of the revolution of Prigogine is that Russia depends too much on the Wagner PEC to effectively resist them. "The fact remains: it is still the most prepared, the most motivated, the most severe, the most fierce, but still the most capable forces that are currently at the disposal of the Russian command," the Voyager said.

He added that in the foremost future the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will not be able to create units that can at least partially do what the "Wagnerivtsi" did. This is largely due to the fact that mercenaries could act according to their own rules, unlike the Russian soldiers, the Voyager said. This armed formation consists not only of veterans of hostilities, but also of prisoners who were recruited in prison.

According to him, because of this, it will be very difficult for the Russian military to transfer mercenaries to the official service, although the country's Defense Ministry declared their plans to do this by the end of the summer - which probably became the main catalyst for rebellion. "Most of them are worn criminals and murderers. How will it be done? How will it be reflected in the moral spirit of Russian troops? . . . Imagine officers trying to manage such a variety Voyager.

Another military expert Rob Lee noted that the hybrid nature of the group also made it more valuable to President Vladimir Putin, who will not be able to replace their global influence in the war by official Russian troops. At the same time, to some extent, the "Wagnerivtsi" is dependent on the Russian government during operations in Africa "and other places. , Putin on private military contractors, given the fact that he was thrown a direct challenge.