Putin’s salary movement, shaken by the Wagner rebellion

The repercussions of the Wagner mercenary group’s revolt against the government continue in Russia.

The uprising, which lasted less than 24 hours and saw Wagner seize some military installations, ended last week, but the effects of what President Vladimir Putin described as “treason” appear likely to continue for a long time.

While the Wagnerian leader Yevgeni Pirgojin, who led the uprising, went to Belarus, the Russian administration began to take steps to link the armed mercenary group with the army. A surprising new move came from Putin, who faced such a challenge for the first time in his 20-year rule.

WAGNER WAS TWICE THE ARMY

The Russian leader increased the army’s salaries by 10.5 percent to strengthen the army against Wagner and gain the support of the soldiers. According to the decree published on the official website of the Russian government, the increase in soldiers’ salaries will be implemented from October 1.

It is said that in this way, Putin intends to renew the image of the army and raise the morale of the soldiers, who were shaken by the uprising during the war in Ukraine.

In the news he published earlier, the Russian media wrote that Wagner, who fought in many countries from Africa to Syria, but recently came to the fore in the Ukrainian war, paid at least 2 times more salary to his fighters than in Russia. army. Russian soldiers reportedly received an average salary of $1,350, while Wagner’s warriors, including pardoned prisoners, received $3,500.

Putin said last week that the Russian state had given Wagner large sums of money.