06/24/2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin said that the Russian Defense Ministry launched a missile attack on the rear camps of Wagner PMCs. According to him, “a huge number of fighters” died as a result. After that, Prigozhin actually announced the beginning of an armed rebellion against the leadership of the Russian army, called Sergei Shoigu a “creature” and called for “justice to be restored in Russia.” However, no armed clashes between Prigozhin’s military and the Russian Ministry of Defense have yet occurred.
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01:27
Special forces flew to Rostov-on-Don. This was reported to The Moscow Times by an unnamed government official. According to him, we are talking about dozens of boards.
At the same time, 161.ru reported that several entrances to the city from the northern and western sides were blocked. There were traffic jams.
01:18
Russian ISPs have probably started blocking news on Google.
According to Important Stories, only 25% of users now have access to the resource. The connection does not work with clients of MTS, Beeline and Rostelecom. At the same time, the resource is being opened for Nevalink and Tele2 users.
01:17
Ministry of Defense of Russia:
“Taking advantage of Prigozhin’s provocation to disorganize the situation, the Kiev regime in the Bakhmutovsky tactical direction focuses on the starting lines for offensive operations of the unit of the 35th Marine Brigade and the 36th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The servicemen of the Southern Group of Forces defeat the enemy with air and artillery strikes.”
01:10
Investigative journalist Daniil Belovodiev called the Wagner PMC recruitment center asking how he could support Prigozhin. There he was advised to call back tomorrow morning.
The journalist told the cameraman that he had already packed his things and was ready to support the founder of Wagner PMC in his conflict with the Ministry of Defense. In the call center they answered him: “What time is it?” and advised to call back tomorrow at 9 am.
00:53
Security measures have been stepped up in Moscow.
“All the most important facilities, public authorities and transport infrastructure facilities have been taken under protection,” TASS reports with reference to law enforcement agencies.
The agency also writes that the OMON and SOBR units of the Russian Guard have been alerted.
00:44
A journalist from the Zerkalo edition, under the guise of a local resident, called the Rostov police. To her questions, they answered that they did not know anything and “they themselves are afraid.”
The journalist got through to the police department No. 1 of the Voroshilovsky district of Rostov-on-Don. The Interior Ministry officer who answered the phone advised her to stay at home. To questions about how long everything will drag on and whether it will be possible to leave the house tomorrow, the policeman replied: “Let’s at least live until tomorrow morning […] We ourselves are afraid. Themselves without a clue. Nobody says anything. Everything is cloudy.”
00:36
Prigozhin claims that Defense Minister Shoigu ordered 2,000 bodies to be hidden in the Rostov morgue.
According to the founder of PMC Wagner, we are talking about the bodies that are stored there, “so as not to show losses.” He announced this in one of his last published audio messages.
Investigative journalist of the Sistema project Daniil Belovodiev notes that we are talking about the “sadest” military unit in Russia – 522 TsPOOP. According to Belovodiev, this is “a huge morgue where unidentified dead soldiers are brought.” DNA tests are carried out there, after which they are looking for relatives of the victims. Belovodiev notes that it is there that the so-called “Cargo 200” is distributed and sent.
00:34
Another general’s appeal to the Wagner military PMCs
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