

The blowback of his attack on Ukraine was symbolized by a Wagner tank, marked with the letter “Z,” which stands for the Kremlin’s war effort, pointing not at Ukrainians but other Russians.

In the space of 24 hours, the full madness of Vladimir Putin’s dictatorship was on display. From there, the Wagner forces began a march on Moscow until Prigozhin abruptly ordered his men to turn around and return to their bases. This weekend’s lightning takeover of Rostov by the Wagner mercenary group was the first step in an armed mutiny led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the ex-con who rose to become Russia’s most infamous battlefield commander. Just as in Ukraine nine years ago, there was no resistance from local law enforcement officers, who chose life over a fight with determined gunmen. Like the Russian troops and soldiers-of-fortune who began the Kremlin’s covert invasion of Ukraine, the fighters in Rostov displayed no insignia as they seized key buildings, including the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District. Additionally, although October 28th is technically the full launch of Modern Warfare 2, the update to Warzone - the Call of Duty Battle Royale spinoff - won’t arrive until November 16th.When I saw the first images of armed men in ragtag uniforms taking over the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday morning, I was immediately reminded of the “ little green men” who began showing up in cities in Crimea and eastern Ukraine in 2014. When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches, multiplayer will offer 12 unique modes: 10 traditional modes on Core Maps and two Ground War modes on Battle Maps. Pre-loading allows you to download the game ahead of its release so that you can jump into the action the moment it launches - assuming there are no server issues, that is. Pre-loading on PlayStation and Xbox has already begun while those on and Steam will have to wait until October 28 at 10:00 a.m. You’ll notice that you can actually pre-load the full game ahead of its official release.
