INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
amounts to treason, and that anyone who takes up arms against the Russian military would be severely punished, while branding actions by
Wagner group forces led the battle for Bakhmut, which proved to be the longest and bloodiest battle in the Ukraine war, so the combat
effectiveness of Wagner fighters was not as strong as other Russian units that captured ethnic Russian speaking cities in Ukraine much more
quickly.Prigozhin, who for a while now, has not seen eye to eye with high-ranking Russian military officials, alleges a large number of his
forces had been killed by a Russian air strike
He has not provided any evidence to back up his claims.Analysts say it may have been a mistake to keep the Wagner group in the war
Experts say Prigozhin is most likely vying for the top military command in Russia
This would not be an easy task as President Putin retains the support and trust of massive military brigades.However, the concern is that
This could form some internal division that Putin has warned against, and at a time that Russia is fighting a proxy war with NATO.Prigozhin
has also vowed to stop the "evil" of the military leadership, again without offering any explanation either.That has sparked curiosity in
Moscow that Prigozhin may now be on the payroll of a third party.The Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement saying Prigozhin's
accusations "do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation".In a series of audio messages on his social media platform,
Prigozhin said, "Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished
Prigozhin, dismissing his claims and calling on the Wagner private military company forces to ignore any of his orders and arrest him.The
Wagner forces have entered Russia and taken control of Rostov-on-Don, a city near the border with Ukraine.Local Russian officials said a
military convoy was seen on the main motorway linking the southern part of European Russia, bordering Ukraine, and warned local residents to
Prigozhin says his forces will head to Moscow if need be.The mayor of Moscow says anti-terrorist measures are being taken to reinforce
security in the Russian capital
Footage has also shown armed police and other security forces outside the Wagner PMC Centre in Russia's second city of St
Petersburg.The Russian Defense Ministry, in a statement posted on social media, saying the Wagner fighters had been "deceived and dragged
into a criminal adventure" by Prigozhin
The ministry urged them to contact its representatives and those of law enforcement services, and promised to guarantee their security.Putin
being introduced in Moscow, the Moscow region, and a number of other regions
Sergei Shoigu and the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov come and meet him in Rostov-on-Don
deliberately took the path of betrayal, who prepared an armed mutiny, who took the path of blackmail and terrorist methods, will suffer an
the unity of all forces, unity, consolidation and responsibility
When everything that weakens us, any kind of discord, which our external enemies can and do, use to undermine us from the inside must be put
And so the actions that split our unity are, in essence, an apostasy from our people, from our comrades-in-arms who are fighting on the
threats, including internal betrayal
And what we are facing is precisely betrayal
Excessive ambition and vested interests led to treason, betrayal of their country, their people, and the cause for which the soldiers and
and gave their lives for Novorossiya, for the unity of the Russian world
Their name and glory have also been betrayed by those who are trying to organize a rebellion, pushing the country toward anarchy and
fratricide, to defeat, ultimately, and capitulation," the Russian leader remarked.In essence, Putin has said he would do everything to
protect Russia, and that "decisive action" would be taken to stabilize the situation in Rostov-on-Don.Prigozhin will find it difficult to
infiltrate into the Russian military
The governor of Russia's Voronezh says that the army was already taking "necessary military measures" in the South Western region where
Wagner fighters are located.Shortly later, he said traffic had resumed in Rostov-On-Don, including public transport in the city center.The
most Western military assistance in modern history, has launched an unsuccessful counteroffensive against Russia
