Its head Russian private military company Wagnerwho yesterday Friday (23/6) rebelled against the general staff of Russiaannounced in the early hours of the morning that his fighters shot down a Russian military helicopter.
“A helicopter opened fire on a civilian convoy, it was shot down by its units Wagner»Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio message he uploaded to the Telegram platform, without specifying where exactly.
Moments earlier, Mr Prigozhin claimed in an earlier audio message that the chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov, had ordered Wagner units to be shelled even though they were moving between civilian vehicles.
In addition, he declared that he and his “25,000” men are ready to die for “the motherland”, to “liberate the Russian people” from the military hierarchy against which he rebelled.
“We are all ready to die, all 25,000 of us. And then there will be another 25,000. Because we will die for the motherland, we will die for the Russian people, who must be freed from those who bomb the civilian population.”Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a new audio message that he uploaded to the Telegram platform.
The governor of Rostov calls on the population to “stay at home”
The governor of Rostov, Russia (south), which neighbors the Ukrainecalled on residents in the early hours of today (24/6) to keep calm and “stay at home”, as the head of Russian private military company Wagner, who rebelled against the general staff, said his men had now arrive there.
“Law enforcement agencies are doing everything necessary to guarantee the safety of local residents. I ask everyone to remain calm and not leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.”regional governor Vasily Golubev reported via the Telegram platform shortly before 04:00 [τοπική ώρα και ώρα Ελλάδας].
Yevgeny Prigozhin reported that his forces crossed from Ukraine to Russian territory, in the Rostov region. Governor Golubev did not clarify whether indeed Mr. Prigozhin and his mercenaries are in Rostov.
Enhanced measures at 400 km from Moscow
The regional governor in Lipetsk, Russia, 420 kilometers south of Moscow, announced in the early hours of the morning that “enhanced security measures” were being taken, hours after Russian private military company Wagner went on the rampage.
“Special attention” will be paid to the protection of “critical infrastructure”, Igor Artamav said via Telegramcalling on citizens to “remain calm” and avoid traveling south, in the direction of the regions of Russia neighboring Ukraine.
Army convoy heading south
The Voronezh regional administration today called on residents to avoid the M-4 highway, which connects the capital Moscow with regions of southern Russia that border Ukraine. because an army convoy is moving in it, hours after the mutiny of the head of the Russian private military company Wagner, who announced that he would expel the leadership of the general staff.
The regional government assured via Telegram that the situation is under control and measures are being taken for the safety of the citizens.
Source: News Beast
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