‘Russian Authorities Arrest Warrant’ Prigozhin: "Crossed into Russia Beyond Ukraine"

Threat of Armed Rebellion to Russian Ministry of Defense

Russian authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the mercenary company Wagner Group, who threatened an armed rebellion against the country's Ministry of Defense. On the 24th (local time), major foreign media reported that Prigozhin stated his forces had crossed the Ukrainian border and entered Russia.

On the same day, Prigozhin announced on Telegram that Wagner mercenaries had crossed the Ukrainian border and entered the southern Russian city of Rostov, warning that anyone who interfered would be destroyed. He expressed his determination to confront the Russian military, saying, "I am ready to go all the way."

The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee announced the day before that it had launched an investigation into Prigozhin. They emphasized, "The statements spreading because of Prigozhin have no basis whatsoever," and added, "The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has initiated an investigation regarding calls for armed rebellion related to these statements." They also urged Prigozhin to cease illegal activities.

Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the situation surrounding Prigozhin and that necessary measures are being taken.

Earlier, Prigozhin had accused Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu via Telegram of ordering a missile strike on the Wagner camp and threatened that his forces would move to retaliate against Minister Shoigu.

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