SUNDAY, 14 AUGUST 2022

Russian Telegram channels report on the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the headquarters of the WAGNER PMC [a network of mercenaries who serve as the de facto private army of Russian President Vladimir Putin] in the occupied Popasna, Luhansk Oblast, a photo of which was published by the Russian military correspondent the other day.

Source: the Russian service of Radio Svoboda

Details: Reports of an attack by the Armed Forces of  Ukraine on the headquarters of the WAGNER PMC in Popasna appeared on Sunday in Russian telegram channels. A photo of the destruction was also published.

According to Radio Svoboda, the telegram channels of WAGNER PMC confirm the strike.

On 8 August, Russian military correspondent Sergey Sereda wrote about his visit to this “headquarters”. He published a post on Telegram, writing: “Arrived in Popasna, stopped by the headquarters of WAGNER PMC. They met me like family. And told several funny stories.”

According to Radio Svoboda, one of the photos that he posed shows Yevgeny Prigozhin [a Russian oligarch who controls a network of companies], who is believed to be the owner of WAGNER PMC, although he himself denies this.

These photos pissed off many pro-Russian commentators, as one of them shows a sign with the address of the nearest bomb shelter – Myronivska Street, 12.

Radio Svoboda analysed photos of houses in the area and concluded that the photo is indeed a house located at this address.

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Геолокация пятиэтажки по адресу “Мироновская, 12” в Попасной, которую “засветил” на фотографиях российский военкор Среда и в которую в воскресенье прилетел снаряд. В телеграм-каналах “ЧВК Вагнера” подтверждают удар.

After information about the strike on Popasna, Sergey Sereda deleted his message about visiting the “headquarters”, but numerous copies of it remained on the Web.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/08/14/7363237/