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Jan 8 • 10 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1/ A GRU project to create a 'volunteer corps' to replace the Wagner Group is reported to have run into severe problems, with crippling shortages of fuel and lubricants hampering operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas. ⬇️ Image
2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that an acute shortage of fuel and lubricants has affected almost all units of the 'volunteer corps' created by the GRU's First Deputy Head, Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseev, particularly in the areas of active combat in Bakhmut and Avdiivka.
3/ These problems have reportedly arisen despite the 'volunteer corps' being incorporated into the GRU's organisational structure as a separate special department at the 462nd Special Purpose Training Centre (likely a spetsnaz training organisation).
4/ Alekseev is said to have reassured his subordinates that the problems are only temporary and are due to delays caused by the Russian Ministry of Defence's leadership. However, as VChK-OGPU notes, very similar problems affected Wagner before Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion.
5/ Prior to the rebellion, Alekseev was closely associated with Wagner and other mercenary (PMC) and volunteer groups. He was responsible for signing compulsory agreements bringing them under Russian MOD control – a key factor in the Wagner rebellion.
6/ During the rebellion in June 2023, Alekseev was one of only two generals (the other being Sergei Surovikin) to issue a video appeal to the Wagnerites to end their uprising in June 2023.
7/ The rebellion seriously threatened Alekseev's position – he reportedly feared being replaced by his subordinate, General Alexander Nazarenko, but worked instead to create a new 'volunteer corps' to replace Wagner.
8/ It's not clear whether this is a separate unit or is meant to be an overarching structure for existing PMCs and volunteer groups. Alekseev was recently filmed issuing awards to the Espanola unit, which recruits Russian football hooligans to fight.
9/ According to VChK-OGPU, an Alekseev protégé, Major General Denis Barilo – newly promoted from Colonel in command of the 55th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade – has been put in charge of the 'volunteer corps'. /end Image
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