As Russia's mercenary group vows to bring down Moscow's top brass, an aide of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said, "everything is just beginning in Russia," as quoted by the news agency AFP. This comes after the head of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced that he was inside the army HQ in southern Russia's Rostov-on-Don and that his fighters have taken control of the city's military sites, including an aerodrome.
Following Prigozhin's claims of entering the army HQ, Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the people of Russia. Russian army has said that it will 'guarantee safety' of Wagner fighters who stop rebelling, as reported by AFP. Following the claims of Wagner chief, Russia declared an "anti-terrorist operation regime" in Moscow and the Moscow region. Russian army says will 'guarantee safety' of Wagner fighters who stop rebelling, as reported by AFP.
Prigozhin said he has taken control of the Russian military headquarters in Rostov to ensure that airstrikes by Russia hit Ukrainians, not Wagner, as reported by BNO News.
Yevgeny Prigozhin also claimed that his forces had shot down a Russian military helicopter. He said that his troops were prepared to give their lives as he vowed to topple Russia's military leadership. Reacting to Prigozhin, Federal Security Service in a statement said that his statements and actions are in fact a call to start an armed civil conflict on the territory of the Russian Federation, as reported by AFP.
Prigozhin had stated in a new audio message that the helicopter had opened fire at a civilian column. It was shot down by units of PMC Wagner. "A helicopter has just now opened fire at a civilian column. It has been shot down by units of PMC Wagner," Prigozhin said in a new audio message. However, he did not provide any details and the claims could not be verified.
Following Prigozhin’s claims of entering the southern border region, Russian authorities in Rostov urged residents to stay home, as reported by AFP.
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