Rais #VladimirPutin amemtuhumu Mmiliki wa Jeshi Binafsi la Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, juu ya jaribio la mapinduzi dhidi ya Majeshi ya #Russia baada ya Wagner kudai Serikali inahusika na mauaji ya Wapiganaji wa Wagner
Kwa mujibu wa #ABCNews, Rais Putin amejulishwa rasmi kuwa Vikosi vya Wagner vimetangaza kuuteka Mji wa Rostov-on-Don pamoja na kushikilia kambi zote za Majeshi ya Urusi zilizopo eneo hilo
Kupitia taarifa ya Video, Prigozhin amekaririwa akiitaka Ikulu ya Urusi (Kremlin) kumkabidhi kwake Mkuu wa Vikosi vya Kijeshi vya Urusi vinginevyo wataingia Jijini #Moscow na kufanya mashambulizi kwa yeyote anayewaingilia
Ikumbukwe Russia na #WagnerGroup walikuwa na makubaliano ya ushirika katika Vita dhidi ya #Ukraine ambapo Wagner walikuwa msaada mkubwa kwa Serikali ya Rais Putin tangu kuanza kwa Vita hiyo.
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The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russiaβs defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine.
While the outcome of the confrontation was still unclear, it appeared likely to further hinder Moscowβs war effort as Kyivβs forces were probing Russian defenses in the initial stages of a counteroffensive. The dispute, especially if Prigozhin were to succeed, also could have repercussions for President Vladimir Putin and his ability to maintain a united front.
Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces βarenβt fighting against children.β
The head of
Russia's
Wagner mercenary group appears to be threatening an armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership, after accusing it of deliberately shelling his forces on Friday.
Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin in an audio message on Friday claimed his forces would now punish Russia's defense minister and chief of general staff, telling other units to stand down and not offer resistance.
"There are 25,000 of us and we are coming to sort things out. ... Those who want to join us, it's time to finish with this mess," Prigozhin said.
Prigozhin published a shaky video on Friday that showed a shattered group of trees and a burning trench, claiming it was a Wagner camp shelled by Russian troops and alleging many Wagner troops were killed.
Russia's defense ministry has already denounced the video, calling it an "information provocation."
A Kremlin spokesperson said Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the video.
"President Putin has been informed of all the events around Prigozhin. Necessary measures are being taken," the spokesperson said.
Russia's FSB has issued a statement accusing Prigohzin of calling for "the start of an armed civil conflict" in Russia.
The FSB called on Wagner fighters not to follow Prigozhin's orders and to assist in his arrest.
Prigozhin has denied this is a "military coup" calling it a "march for justice."