Yevgeny Prigozhin vows to take revenge after claiming rocket attack in Russian region of Rostov killed scores of his fighters
Mr Prigozhin said in a new video message that all military sites in the Russian city of Rostov are under the Wagner mercenary group’s control, Reuters reported.
“Right now we have crossed all the border points ... The border guards greeted us and hugged our fighters. Now we are entering Rostov,” he said. “If anyone gets in our way, we will destroy everything ... We extend our hand to everyone. We move forward, we are going all the way!” Emergency protocols were also implemented in Rostov, involving the full mobilisation of the local security services, according to several Telegram channels linked to security service.
Gen Sergei Surovikin, the deputy commander of Russia’s Ukraine campaign, released a video address ordering the mercenaries to remain loyal to Russian president Vladimir Putin. “I urge you to stop,” said Gen Surovikin, who was previously understood to be close to Mr Prigozhin.Mr Putin was getting round-the-clock updates from all relevant state security agencies on the measures being taken to thwart an attempted armed mutiny, Tass reported.
He dismissed Moscow’s claims that Kyiv was planning to launch an offensive on the Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine in February 2022, saying: “The ministry of defence is trying to deceive the public and the president and spin the story that there was insane levels of aggression from the Ukrainian side and that they were going to attack us together with the whole Nato block.”
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