From: Jason Hay Smart
Chatter indicates that Moscow’s generals are gathering in fear of their own shadows. A simmering military coup inside Russia’s General Staff is not ideological theatrics – it is a desperate, preemptive fight for survival. As battlefield failures mount, whispers trace back to Prigozhin’s ghost: mid-level officers plotting a swift seizure of power to stave off a regime purge. Ukrainian OSINT confirms gains of only 0.094% of Ukrainian land in July – the Kremlin trades generations for muddy meters. Drone interceptions, motorcycle micro-assaults, deep strikes on Saratov, and rapid leadership churn expose an unstable command structure.
Whether genuine or manufactured by the FSB, the coup narrative reveals an unraveling elite consensus surrounding Vladimir Putin. The implications are seismic: nuclear command credibility, NATO’s posture, and the upcoming US Trump meeting in Alaska. Every Russian refinery ablaze, every drone shot down, every officer sidelined deepens fissures in Kremlin cohesion for the Putin regime.