MOSCOW: Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday praised his military’s “loyalty” throughout an armed rebellion final month by the Wagner army group that focused the nation’s senior army management.
“The plans primarily failed as a result of the personnel of the armed Fforces confirmed loyalty to their oath and army responsibility,” he mentioned in his first public feedback because the revolt.
He additionally mentioned Russian army personnel serving in Ukraine had “courageously and selflessly continued to resolve the duties assigned to them,” in line with the feedback carried by information companies.
The top of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin was a firebrand critic of Shoigu previous to his effort to oust the defence minister and chief of workers Valery Gerasimov.
State tv broadcasted photos of Shoigu inspecting Russian troops in Ukraine simply days after the armed mutiny late final month, footage observers mentioned was filmed previous to the mutiny.
He later appeared in a gathering with Vladimir Putin, with out making any public statements.
A number of senior officers haven’t appeared in public because the revolt together with Gerasimov and common Sergei Surovikin, fuelling rumours of their doable ouster.
“The plans primarily failed as a result of the personnel of the armed Fforces confirmed loyalty to their oath and army responsibility,” he mentioned in his first public feedback because the revolt.
He additionally mentioned Russian army personnel serving in Ukraine had “courageously and selflessly continued to resolve the duties assigned to them,” in line with the feedback carried by information companies.
The top of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin was a firebrand critic of Shoigu previous to his effort to oust the defence minister and chief of workers Valery Gerasimov.
State tv broadcasted photos of Shoigu inspecting Russian troops in Ukraine simply days after the armed mutiny late final month, footage observers mentioned was filmed previous to the mutiny.
He later appeared in a gathering with Vladimir Putin, with out making any public statements.
A number of senior officers haven’t appeared in public because the revolt together with Gerasimov and common Sergei Surovikin, fuelling rumours of their doable ouster.
