Thread by @ChrisO_wiki

1/ Wagner Group fighters face hard times due to being expelled from Ukraine and squeezed out of Africa and the Middle East. A leaked audio message advises them to find alternative work in the face of 'competition' from the Russian MOD and National Guard. ⬇️

2/ Following Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny, thousands of Wagner fighters were sent on a paid 'vacation' in Belarus; many subsequently returned to Russia. Now their 'vacations' are coming to an end, leaving many Wagner fighters at a loose end.

3/ In the recording, which the Russian media outlet Important Stories has authenticated, a Wagner representative says:

"Our employees often ask what to do next. Their holidays are coming to an end. They have to work. Guys, understand that the situation is extremely difficult.

4/ "We have several tens of thousands of trained fighters ready to work and ready to defend the motherland, but due to the known circumstances we are not allowed in yet. We are now forced to look for work in Africa and the Middle East. The situation there is not easy either.

5/ "We have tough competition in the form of the Ministry of Defence and the Rosgvardia, which are also planning and trying to enter there with similar activities that we were doing.

6/ "We know that our Director [Prigozhin], on his trip to Africa, has addressed these issues, and they will be further addressed by our management. So we will try to provide work to our employees. When, how much, we don't know yet.

7/ "So either wait or look for other options of temporary or permanent earnings.

8/ "Keep an eye on the international situation. And if again our team will be invited and allowed [to fight in Ukraine], we will resume active activity on recruitment, on the return of our employees. There will be work." /end

Source:
t.me/istories_media…