Russia's FSB opened a criminal case into the mercenary leader after he said Russia bombed his men and challenged its justification for the Ukraine war
Prigozhin, who is the chief of private military group Wagner, made the claims in a series of Telegram messages on Friday in which he accused Russian forces of striking a Wagner military camp and killing a “a huge amount” of his fighters. Russia’s Ministry of Defense denied Prigozhin’s claims, calling it an “informational provocation”.
Videos circulating on social media and geolocated to the city of Rostov-on-Don, the capital of the Rostov region, show military vehicles going through the streets and helicopters over the city Saturday morning. It is currently unclear whose command these vehicles are under the control of. The Rostov region is about 1,000 kilometers from Moscow. Security officials appeared to take no chances in the capital, according to Russian state media TASS.
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