"Russian President Vladimir Putin was nearly ousted himself in June 2023, but not by the proletariat. This time, the event that nearly toppled the Tsar was led by an insider, oligarch and head of the mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin, of course, stopped the coup before it began but experts – especially those in Ukraine’s intelligence agency, the GRU – believe it was just the beginning. A new civil war, it says, could be on the horizon."
"Major-General Kyrylo Budanov of Ukraine’s GRU says his agency conducted an internal study of its intelligence to review the level of support Putin’s government still has in Russia. He found that during the Wagner Rebellion, Prigozhin’s uprising had the support of 17 of Russia’s 46 regions, whereas Putin only controlled 21. The other eight regions of Russia were split between the two men."
"Budanov believes Russian society is effectively split into two, and that Russia itself is on the brink of a civil war. One small internal incident, similar to Prigozhin’s, could be the catalyst that lights the flame and intensifies the conflict. On this issue, Ukraine and Putin seem to be in agreement. Putin has begun bolstering his national guard forces, a move some say the Kremlin made because it doesn’t believe the worst is over."
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ukraine-top-spy-believes-russia-134503828.html