The governor of annexed Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, expressed the opinion that it is too early to draw conclusions about an attempted “rebellion” by the founder of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin. Any conflict is bad. A conflict of this level….bad in the extreme. None of us now has all the information to draw conclusions.

Armored vehicles deployed in the center of Rostov-on-Don. The corresponding photos are published by the local edition 161.ru. Sources of the publication also reported that the entire composition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard was brought to full readiness; the posts on the border with the annexed LPR and DPR have also been strengthened. “But there is no kipish.

All of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s posts about his apparent military coup Concord Press Service / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin released a series of announcements on June 23, accusing Russia’s Defense Ministry of intentionally striking Wagner positions.

Chronicle of one evening in June 2023 Prigogine The Council of Commanders of Wagner PMC made a decision. The evil carried out by the country's military leadership must be stopped. Shoigu had just cowardly fled Rostov. This creature will be stopped. There are 25 thousand of us, and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country. This is not a military coup. This is a march for justice. The majority of the military strongly supports us.

Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov informed President Vladimir Putin that a criminal case had been opened against businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. This was announced by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. “The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Krasnov reported to Putin in the context of initiating a criminal case in connection with an attempt to organize an armed rebellion,” Peskov said (quoted by Interfax ).

The shares of Russian companies on the Moscow Exchange went down after the founder of PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, actually announced a military coup, and the FSB opened a case on calls for an armed rebellion. Quotes of almost all securities of the largest companies, according to 23:00 Moscow time, were in the "red zone". The Moscow Exchange Index, writes RBC, fell after them.

Russia’s armed forces scramble at home to confront an armed insurrection by the nation’s most outspoken mercenary figure Late on Friday, June 23, 2023, Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin released a video on Telegram purportedly showing the aftermath of a Russian Defense Ministry missile attack against his fighters at a “rear base.” In a series of audio clips, Prigozhin subsequently announced that he would lead an armed campaign to “punish” the Defense Ministry officials supposedly

The first reactions On the evening of June 23, Evgeny Prigozhin said that Russian troops struck the positions of the Wagner PMC. Prigozhin promised to take revenge on this, called the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoiga "creature" and actually called for a coup in Russia (as he put it, to the "march of justice"). Medusa collected the first reactions to everything that was happening.

The founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claims that his troops are part of Rostov-on-Don. “Now we are entering Rostov. The units of the Ministry of Defense, or rather conscripts, who were sent to block our road, moved to the sides. We don’t kill children, [Defense Minister Sergei] Shoigu kills children, throwing untrained soldiers, including conscripts, into war. We fight only with professionals,” Prigozhin said.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) announced that in connection with the statements of the founder of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin, the FSB opened a criminal case on the fact of calling for an armed rebellion. The NAC statement, quoted by RIA Novosti, says that "the allegations spread on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin have no basis." “We demand an immediate stop to illegal actions,” the NAC said. Update.

Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee announced that the Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a criminal case against Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin for calling for an armed rebellion. In a statement cited by Russian state media, the committee said that the “assertions disseminated by Yevgeny Prigozhin are unfounded.”

Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin says that Wagner Group actions directed against Russia’s Defense Ministry are not a military coup. This is no military coup. This is a justice march. Our actions in no way interfere with the troops. Prigozhin said earlier that his fighters “are stopping the evil that [Russia’s] military leadership is carrying out.” The tycoon promised to “swiftly eliminate” anyone who “tries to resist,” including at checkpoints and in aviation.

What Meduza's sources close to the Kremlin say about Prigozhin, who declared war on Shoigu — and promised to march across Russia on a "march of justice" On the evening of June 23, the founder of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin , said that the Russian military had attacked a mercenary camp, as a result of which "a huge number of fighters were killed." The Russian Defense Ministry called these words "an information provocation." Prigozhin added that the mercenaries intend to take revenge and

Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the situation with the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin, who actually announced his intention to carry out a military coup. This was stated by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “President Putin has been informed of all the events around Prigozhin. The necessary measures are being taken,” Peskov said.

Channel One released an emergency news release dedicated to the “rebellion” of the founder of the Wagner PMC, Evgeniy Prigozhin. The several-minute episode was released at 01:30 Moscow time, four hours after Prigozhin’s first statements.