2023-06-24 10:25:32
The rebellion initiated by the leader of the Wagner militia, Yevgeny Prigojine, once morest the Russian regular troops is proof of “Russia’s Weakness”estimates Volodymyr Zelensky, Saturday June 24 on Twitter. A little earlier, Emmanuel Macron assured that he was following “up close the situation” in Russia. The European Commission, for its part, issued a cautious declaration, evoking “an internal Russian affair”. “We are monitoring the situation”, specifies the European institution while the head of Wagner claimed to have taken control of a military HQ in Rostov. Follow our live.
Vladimir Putin denounces an “internal betrayal” during a televised speech. “It’s a stab in the back of our people and our country”said the Russian head of state regarding the actions initiated by the Wagner group in Rostov, promising that “cthose who have consciously chosen the voice of betrayal will be punished very quickly”.
The Russian security services are opening an investigation for “call for mutiny”. The boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner has called for “stopper” the Russian military high command following strikes on camps of its fighters. Evguéni Prigojine also claims to have 25,000 men and calls on the Russians, especially the soldiers, to join them. The Russian security services (FSB) have opened an investigation for “call for mutiny”.
Of the reinforced security measures in several Russian regions. The Russian capital, the Rostov region, neighboring Ukraine, and that of Lipetsk, announced Saturday reinforced security measures. Authorities have urged Rostov residents not to travel to the city center. Images and online publications show armed men near official buildings.
Russia launched a new salvo of missiles on Ukraine overnight. In Dnipro, in central Ukraine, “several houses were completely destroyed. (…) There are victims”, said on Telegram the mayor of the city, Borys Filatov. In kyiv, the head of the capital’s military administration, Sergiy Popko, claimed that the anti-aircraft defense had destroyed “more than twenty missiles in the airspace around kyiv”. Debris fell, however, causing destruction and a fire in a 24-storey building which injured several people.
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