>My guess is that he was counting on support from within the Russian power structure that was promised but then didn't materialize Thats not how russia works.

>My guess is that he was counting on support from within the Russian power structure that was promised but then didn't materialize Thats not how russia works. In russia you show up with a gun, say "Im Tzar now" and everyone obeys out of fear. Occupying main centers of power in Moscow (MoD, TV, Kremlin) would be enough for Prigozhin to claim being the new ruler. That one brigade "defending" Moscow didnt even have heavy weapons. Wagner tanks would cut thru them like hot knife.