Prigozhin "Seizes Southern Russia Military Headquarters"... Indicates Advance on Moscow

"Not Interfering with the Ukraine War"

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group mercenary company that threatened an armed rebellion against the Russian Ministry of Defense, claimed on the 24th (local time) that "we have taken control of the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia."

According to AFP and other sources, Prigozhin said in a video released on Telegram that day, "We are inside the military headquarters," adding, "The military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, including the airfield, are under our control." He warned, "If Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Minister of Defense, and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff, do not come, we will blockade Rostov-on-Don and advance to Moscow."

He emphasized that their actions are not intended to interfere with the Russia-Ukraine war.

The conflict between Prigozhin and the Russian military is ongoing. The day before, Prigozhin threatened to take action to punish Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, claiming that the Russian Ministry of Defense ordered a missile strike on the Wagner Group camp, resulting in many casualties among his men. Russian authorities denied the claims as false, issued an arrest warrant for Prigozhin, and launched an investigation.

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