According to information from various sources:
- the border of the “DPR” and Russia is closed,
- military vehicles appeared in Rostov-on-Don, the streets and routes to Moscow are blocked,
- throughout the country, TV channels are hacked and audio recordings of Prigozhin are turned on,
- ISPs are reported to have malfunctioned – Russians are blocked from accessing the Internet,
- online cameras are turned off in Moscow.
Russian military generals’ video appeals to Wagner PMC fighters began appearing on Telegram channels.
Russian Army General Surovikin appealed to the commanders and mercenaries of the Wagner PMC to “stop”: “Convoys must be stopped and returned to their permanent deployment points,” he said. He doesn’t specify what columns. This is the first statement mentioning that the PMC’s “convoys” exist.
An appeal of the first deputy head of the main directorate of Russia’s general staff, lieutenant general Alekseev appeared on Telegram. He says that the situation is “madness”, a “stab in the back” and a “coup d’état”.
An appeal of the first deputy head of the main directorate of Russia’s general staff, lieutenant general Alekseev appeared on Telegram. He says that the situation is “madness”, a “stab in the back” and a “coup d’état”.
In his morning adress Prigozhin says that “all military objects in Rostov, including the airport, came under Wagnerr PMC control. “We did it to prevent RU aviation strike on us here. We do not interfere RU aviation tasks in Ukraine. When someone will tell you that we don’t let the operation [in Ukraine] go under the plan, and our front in Ukraine is falling it’s not true. “our front in Ukraine is falling b/c of another reasons. We have lost huge territories there, many killed and wounded. In three four times more than official documents say. Sanitary losses is about 1,000 ru soldiers per day. The head of the General Staff [Gerasimov?] fled from here when I heard a hundred we are approaching the building.”
Earlier, Prigozhin had a meeting with the MoD deputy minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov at the south military district HQ in Rostov. We are here to get the head of the General Staff & Shoigu. While they [Gerasimov & Shoigu] are not here, we block the city of Rostov and move forward to Moscow”, – the head of Wagner PMC said.
Some units of the russian Ministry of Defense that participated in the war in Ukraine begin to come under the command of Prigozhin & Wagner PMC, entire corps. Quite expected … Shoigu had never been at the front.
Many sources report that vladimir putin’s adress to the nation is most probably is expect at 9:00 a.m.
Last night another Putin’s adress was released, but it was a bit confusing as the president of russia congratulated the nation with the Youth Day, while Prigozhin and his Wagner PMC have been crossing Ukraine – russia border in Rostov region.
The regime of counter terroristic operation has been declared in Moscow and the Moscow region this morning.
The counter offensive operation regime also declared in Voronezh region.
