BREAKING: In a recorded address, Vladimir Putin says the Wagner group rebellion is a 'criminal adventuristic campaign' and 'equivalent to armed mutiny'. He says: 'It is an attempt to subvert us from inside. This is treason.' Latest: 📺 Sky 501
"We are fighting against anarchy and capitulation," says Vladimir Putin.Security measures have been taken in Moscow and other regions."I am doing everything to repel this attack," he says, describing it as a stab in the back.
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are pictured in streets near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don.Things are moving fast in the Kremlin, after it accused the leader of the Wagner mercenary group of calling for an armed mutiny. Urging them to abandon the paramilitary chief, the ministry said Wagner fighters should contact its representatives and those of law enforcement services, and promised to guarantee their security.Mr Prigozhin accused the country's defence ministry of targeting his troops and ordering a rocket strike on Wagner's field camps in Ukraine - killing"a huge number of our comrades".
He urged a"march for justice" against the top generals, insisting this was not a military coup, though his actions prompted the security services to open a criminal investigation.
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