Don’t forget the box full of gaudy diamond-encrusted gold Rolexes and gold chains.
All that said, his crib is still more tasteful than any of von Clownstick’s gilt-encrusted lairs.
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“Just be a sec I forgot my favorite gun” is a weird reason to return to a country where the brutal authoritarian dictator almost certainly wants you dead. From WaPo:
Prigozhin’s continued presence in Russia was confirmed by a St. Petersburg businessman, who said the Wagner boss had returned home to reclaim money and weapons seized by the Russian security services. “It’s not the end of Prigozhin,” the businessman said, speaking Wednesday on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. “They returned all his money to him. More than this, today they even gave back to him his honorary pistol, the Glock, and another weapon. He came to take it himself.”
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Is that Sean Hannity in there?
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Are we quite sure those aren’t scalps?
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No doubt. Top gangsters these days always have private hospital rooms at the fortified compound in case things go sideways.
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Exporting potential war crimes.
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From the “What are clusterbombs” article:
first used in the second world war and at least 15 countries have used them in the years after, according to Reuters. They include Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Israel, Morocco, the Netherlands, Britain, Russia and the US.
The Netherlands got me puzzled. I had to look that one up.
As per Wikipedia, in Yugoslavia, between 24 March and 10 June 1999, About 2,000 cluster bombs containing 380,000 sub-munitions were dropped.
On 7 May 1999, between the time of 11:30 and 11:40, fighter jets of the Royal Netherlands Air Force dropped two containers of cluster bombs over Niš, directed at Niš Airport, located at the end of the city. The bombs impacted near the city center, which is at least 3km from the airport, their presumed target. The bombs were scattered from the two containers and were carried by the wind and then fell in three locations in the central part of the city
On 12 May 1999, the eastern part of the city was bombed with cluster bombs
After the incident the Royal Netherlands Air Force stopped using cluster bombs in the campaign, but other NATO members continued to use them.
Shit. And the whole war in Yugoslavia is high on the lists of sad excuses Putain quotes for his bloody invasion.
Honestly, I hope Ukraine is not going to use clusterfuckbombs.
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Given the effect on civilians of continued Russian occupation, the number of mines introduced whenever a new fortification line is constructed, and the UXO problems of just using more unitary munitions; I’d be a little apprehensive on calling cluster bombs the worse option.
That’s not to say I’d be comfortable describing them as the clearly better option; but this isn’t one of those situations where someone with massive air superiority can’t even be bothered to be more careful.
(edit: the below from Human Rights Watch particularly stuck out at me, since there have been so many observations about the surprisingly large scale and traditional(albeit with much improved artillery spotting and fire control and the like) character of the combat in the invasion of Ukraine. It looks like HRW and Team DoD are in agreement on “zerg rushed by Russians” being the design case for cluster munitions:
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Apparently the Javelin operator was also incredibly skillful.
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Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that caused deaths and serious injuries to civilians. Russian forces have extensively used cluster munitions, causing many civilian deaths and serious injuries.
The use case for which Ukraine wants American cluster munitions is “Russian infantry entrenched in fortified positions in fields already full of landmines”.
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BBC News - Ukraine war: Front-line troops discuss counter-offensive
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Manisha Ganguly
A raid on Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mansion in St Petersburg by security services has revealed his possession of some interesting items. Among them was a wardrobe full of wigs, and photos of Prigozhin in various disguises wearing those wigs, which were allegedly taken from his personal album.
They include photos of the Wagner boss dressed in fatigues and a fake beard in front of flags of the Libyan National Army, whose strongman Haftar he has supported; photos of him in a keffiyeh and brown beard and wig; one of him in fatigues at what looks like a military airbase, and others.
While the images were reportedly leaked to humiliate the mercenary chief, there has been speculation that these images may have been doctored. Preliminary assessment indicates that the images circulating online were vertically photographed off a digital device or screen such as a smartphone, due to the visible rainbow pixellation.
In the photos, the level of granular details like the wrinkles on his forehead and frown lines, appear to be consistent across all the photos, with additional detailing of a pimple in one. Alongside the selfies, it is also possible to match at least one of the wigs in the photos, a dark blonde one, to the one lying in the cupboard in his mansion. The bad lighting, awkward and inconsistent selfie angles seem to suggest they might be authentic, although it is difficult to be sure.
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So adorable that this orc bandit is outraged that other members of the Russian kleptocracy would steal his stuff.
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