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Apr 16 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
1/ Units from Russia's 'Afrika Korps' are reportedly to be withdrawn from Africa and sent to Russia's Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine. Its organiser, GRU Lieutenant General Andrei Averyanov, is said to be under a cloud for failing to achieve his goals in Africa. ⬇️ Image
2/ The VChK-OGPU Telegram channel reports that preparations are being made to withdraw Afrika Corps detachments and dispatch them to Belgorod, the scene of recent incursions by the Ukraine-supported Russian Volunteer Corps. Image
3/ The Afrika Korps was created following Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in 2023, as a means of taking over Wagner's operations in Africa and bringing them under the control of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
4/ It was reportedly the initiative of Lt Gen Alexei Averyanov, the deputy head of the GRU and head of the GRU Special Activities Service (military unit 52659), who is also reportedly responsible for GRU operations across Europe. Wagner was formerly supported through the GRU.
5/ However, according to VChK-OGPU, "the Kremlin believes that Averyanov failed the Afrika Korps project by not achieving the tasks assigned to him by the deadline."
6/ "Averyanov, feeling that 'the earth is burning under his feet,' is trying to give himself special meaning and importance" in the process of moving Afrika Korps fighters back to Russia. As VChK-OGPU puts it, "Africa in this 'hot season' is the Belgorod region." /end
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1/ The Russian Orthodox Church has ordered its priests to read a daily "Prayer for Holy Rus'" asking God to oppose those who have "taken up arms against Holy Rus'" and asking for "victory to Russian weapons" Priests who refuse are being punished by being defrocked. ⬇️ Image
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3/ Perhaps not coincidentally, 100,000 rubles appears to also be the standard bribe for soldiers to be granted permission to go on leave. As it's the equivalent of a month's pay, it's probably a convenient amount for a bribe.
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