Yevgeny Prigozhin demanded a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and threatened to march on Moscow.
, has claimed his troops had taken military sites in Rostov-on-Don, as dramatic footage shows armed men and armored vehicles reportedly surrounding the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city. He also takes aim at Russia's Deputy Defense Minister, Colonel General Yunus-bek Yevkurov.on the Russian Ministry of Defense, he said in the video message claimed to be from Rostov on Saturday that military sites in the city were under his control.
A screen grab from a video shared on social media shows Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Video shows the Wagner Group head demanding to see Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.In the video, said to be taken at the Rostov HQ, which is key to Russia's war efforts, Prigozhin can be seen berating Yevkurov.
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