It is the pro-Ukrainian paramilitary The Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) that is now tempting Russians to switch sides, in order to avenge the death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin. – To take revenge, you must switch to Ukraine’s side. RVC CEO Denis Kapustin said so in a video published on Telegram on Thursday evening. – They are facing an important choice now. They can stand in the stables of the Russian Ministry of Defense and serve as watchdogs for the killers of your commander, or take revenge. This happens one day after the private plane in which the Wagner leader was on board crashed. In total there were ten people on the plane. All perished, but only eight bodies have been found. There is speculation as to whether the Wagner boss is being targeted for assassination, after the mercenary group, which is fighting on the Russian side in the war, rebelled in June and drove towards Moscow. Dmitry Utkins and Yevgeny Prigozhins were honored on Thursday by both civilians and military in Moscow. Photo: Stringer / Reuters RVC commander Denis Kapustin asks the Wagner soldiers first to switch sides and win the war, then to travel towards Moscow again: – After that we will march towards Moscow, and this time we will not stop for 200 kilometers before Moscow, but made it all the way, he says. Money or revenge as further motivation? The Wagner soldiers are currently without a leader. What the Wagner soldiers will do now, whether they will continue to support Putin or switch sides, is uncertain. – But this boyish culture, they have probably seen Prigozhin as a greater god than Putin, says Thomas Nilsen, editor of the Barents Observer. Nilsen, on the other hand, believes that the most important motivating factor for many of the Wagner soldiers is money, and not revenge: – If the Russian army can pay just as well in the state Russian army, I think there can be an integration that works well, seen from Putin’s eyes . Photo: Kristina Kalinina Former convicts Many of the Wagner soldiers were taken out of Russian prisons, and Nilsen believes that this may play a role in the selection of a potential new army: – One should not underestimate that several of those who came out of prison have a revenge motive against the Russian state. It can also be a reason to change, says Nilsen in the Barents Observer. Many of the former inmates have been in prison for a long time, and have neither money, jobs nor a large network. This, Nilsen believes, can affect their choice in the future. Soldiers in the Russian Volunteer Corps (RVC) pose for the media in May 2023. Photo: SERGEY BOBOK / AFP Honor be Ukraine and Russia The Russian Volunteer Corps was founded by the far-right nationalist Denis Kapustin last August. The group has stated that they have traditional values and point of view, and “Glory be Russia” and “Glory be Ukraine” are written about each other on their Telegram channel. The Russian Volunteer Corps has two stated goals: To restore Ukrainian territory as it was in 1991, when they freed themselves from the Soviet Union. To overthrow the current dictatorship in Russia. Hear also:
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