Rebel mercenaries ⚔️ advanced north towards Moscow 📍 after seizing a key military base on Saturday. Wagner Russia Putin Prigozhin Read more on TheCitizenNews ⬇
in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, the nerve centre of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, and vowed to topple Moscow’s top military leaders.
“Extravagant ambitions and personal interests led to treason,” Putin said, referring to Prigozhin, who built his powerbase as a catering contractor to the Kremlin and now runs a private military force. “Any provocation, any internal conflict in military or political circles, in the information field or in civil society is a gift to the collective West,” the Belarusian foreign ministry said.
Armed Wagner fighters deployed around administrative buildings in Rostov and tanks could be seen in the city centre.
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