Breaking news… After Yevgeniy Prigojin, the founder of the Russian security company Wagner, accused the Russian army of organizing an attack on Wagner and threatened to respond, the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) filed a criminal case on the charge of “armed riot”.
Prigojin, in a statement on his Telegram channel, claimed that the Russian army attacked Wagner’s camps.
Arguing that the Russian Ministry of Defense deceived Wagner and wanted to eliminate him, Prigojin said, “We were ready to make concessions to the Russian Ministry of Defense, to surrender our weapons and to find a solution on how to protect our country in the future.” said.
“Today they attacked our camps with missiles. Many of our soldiers died,” Prigojin said. claimed.
“WE WILL ACCEPT ANYTHING THAT IS OPENING AGAINST US AS A THREAT AND IMMEDIATELY DESTROY IT”
Emphasizing that Wagner would respond to this, Prigojin continued as follows:
“The Wagner council has decided. The evil committed by the military administration of our country must be stopped. Today, those who killed our men and caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Russian soldiers will be punished. I urge everyone not to oppose it. We will regard anyone we encounter as a threat and we will destroy them instantly. Do not try to block our way. Then we will return to the front again and continue to protect our country. We will destroy those who killed our soldiers and ensure justice. We have 25 thousand people and we are going to solve the chaos in the country. Our tactical and strategic force of 25 thousand people is waiting. I invite everyone to join us. This is not a military coup. This is not a military coup. “It is a justice operation. Our actions do not hinder the army. Many of the Russian soldiers support us. They send us messages of support.”
Arguing that Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu “came to the Rostov region to carry out an operation to destroy Wagner and used the artillery and air forces for this,” Prigojin claimed that the bodies of more than 2,000 Russian soldiers who died in the war were found in the region and their losses were hidden.
RUSSIA MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DENIED THE ATTACK
In a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was stated that the images on social media regarding Wagner’s camps were “fake” and “provocation”.
Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov also stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the incident and necessary measures were taken in this regard.
FSB INTRODUCED
In the statement made by the Russian National Counter-Terrorism Committee, it was noted that Prigojin’s statements were not true and said, “The FSB has opened a criminal case against the call for an armed rebellion. We demand an immediate end to the illegitimate actions.” expressions were used.
FIRST EXPLANATION FROM UKRAINE
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine shared on its official social media account, “We are watching”, regarding the coup allegations in Russia. (AA)