Russia Wagner Group: The Wagner chief vowed to take all necessary steps to topple Russia's military.
Russia accused the head of the powerful mercenary group Wagner of mounting an armed uprising and ordered his arrest as the growing animosity between rival Kremlin camps over the war in Ukraine spilled into open conflict.
The Wagner chief vowed Saturday to take all necessary steps to topple the country's military leadership in Moscow, saying his forces would "destroy everything" in their way.
"We are going onwards and we will go to the end," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a new audio message after vowing to sideline Russia's military leadership.
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Russia News Live: How Foreign Governments Have Reacted To Russia SituationPresident Vladimir Putin vowed on Saturday to crush what he called an armed mutiny after rebellious mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said he had taken control of a southern city.
Russia News Live: Russian Army Carrying Out 'Combat Measures' In Voronezh
The governor of Russia's southern region of Voronezh said Saturday that Russian military were taking necessary measures to suppress an attempt by the Wagner mercenary group to topple the country's senior military leadership.
"As part of the counter-terrorist operation on the territory of the Voronezh region, the armed forces of the Russian Federation are carrying out necessary operational and combat measures," the official, Alexander Gusev, said in a statement on social media.
Russia News Live: Officials In Moscow-Occupied Ukraine Express Support For Putin
The Russian-installed heads of Ukrainian regions occupied by Moscow on Saturday expressed support for President Vladimir Putin as Russia faces an extraordinary mutiny by mercenaries from the Wagner group.
"The Kherson region and the people of Kherson completely support our president!", the Russian-installed head of Ukraine's southern Kherson region said on Telegram. The Kremlin-appointed head of the part of the Zaporizhzhia region controlled by Moscow, Yevgeny Balitsky, said the territory was "with the president."
Russia News Live: Amid Unrest, Putin Speaks To Belarus Ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday spoke to his Belarus ally, President Alexander Lukashenko, in his first international phone call since a munity by Wagner mercenaries inside Russia.
"The president of Russia called the president of Belarus this morning, there was a phone conversation," Belarusian state media reported. "Vladimir Putin informed his Belarusian colleague about the situation in Russia."
Russia News Live: Germany Closely Following Russia Situation
Germany is closely following events in Russia, where the Wagner mercenary group has claimed control of a key military headquarters in the south, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
"The government is closely following the events in Russia," he told AFP.
Russia News Live: France Monitoring Situation In Russia
Emmanuel Macron is closely monitoring the situation in Russia after the Wagner mercenary group launched an armed mutiny against the Kremlin's forces, the French president's office said Saturday.
"The president is following the situation very closely. We remain focussed on supporting Ukraine," the Elysee said.
Russia News Live: UK Says Russia Now Facing Greatest Challenge Of Recent Times
Britain's defence ministry said on Saturday that the Russian state was facing its greatest security challenge of recent times, following what it said appeared to be a move by Wagner Group forces towards Moscow.
"Over the coming hours, the loyalty of Russia's security forces, and especially the Russian National Guard, will be key to how this crisis plays out. This represents the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times," Britain's defence ministry said in a regular intelligence update.
Mercenary Group 'On Charge' Towards Moscow, Putin Reacts: 5 DevelopmentsRussian President Vladimir Putin is facing his biggest domestic crisis since he ordered the invasion of Ukraine after the head of the Wagner mercenary group said he has crossed into Russia with 25,000 troops.
Russia News Live: British Intelligence Update On Wagner Group's Rebellion In Russia
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Russia News Live: "Stab In The Back", Says Vladimir Putin
"Wagner rebellion 'stab in the back' to Russia," said Vladimir Putin. "Wagner chief 'betrayed' Russia out of 'personal ambition'."
"Wagner mutiny 'deadly threat' to Russia," he added. "Situation 'difficult' in Rostov in southern Russia."
Russia News Live: Putin Begins Address To The Nation
Vladimir Putin begins address as Wagner fighters stage rebellion.
Russia News Live: "Just The Beginning": Ukraine As Mercenary Group Takes Control Of Major CityKyiv on Saturday said events were "just beginning" in Russia, as Russian Wagner mercenaries crossed from occupied Ukraine into Russia to stage a rebellion, 16 months into the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia News Live: Melodrama Between Wagner Mercenary Group And Russia's MilitaryAs Russias disastrous war in Ukraine continues, another rant by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of the paramilitary Wagner group, has laid bare the power struggle at the top of Russias military leadership.
Russia News Live: In Video, Wagner Mercenary Group Chief Says He Is Inside Army HQ, Controls City's MilitaryRussia News Live: Russia Says Will "Guarantee Safety" Of Mercenaries Who Stop Rebellion
The Russian army on Saturday said it would "guarantee the safety" of Wagner mercenaries who stop rebelling against Moscow's military leadership.
"We are appealing to the fighters of assault squads of PMC Wagner. You were deceived into (Wagner chief's Yevgeny) Prigozhin's criminal venture and participation in an armed rebellion," the army said in a statement. It called on the fighters to ask for help to return to "places of permanent deployment."
Russia News Live: Russia Declares 'Anti-Terrorist Operation Regime' In Moscow
Russia on Saturday declared an "anti-terrorist operation regime" in Moscow and the Moscow region, after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group vowed to overthrow Russia's military leadership and claimed control of a key military headquarters in the south.
"With the aim of preventing possible terrorist acts on the territory of the city of Moscow and the Moscow region, an anti-terror operation regime has been introduced," the country's national anti-terrorist committee said in a statement quoted by Russian agencies.
Vladimir Putin To Address Russians "Soon"
President Vladimir Putin will "soon" address the nation, the Kremlin said Saturday, as Russia faced a rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group that has vowed to topple Moscow's military leadership.
"Putin will make an address soon", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies.
Wagner Chief Suggests Mercenaries Headed For Moscow
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to suggest he had sent an armed convoy on a 1,200-km (750-mile) charge towards Moscow on Saturday in an unlikely attempt to topple the military leadership.
Russian local officials said a military convoy was on the main motorway linking the southern part of European Russia, bordering Ukraine, with Moscow, and warned residents to avoid it.
5 Points On Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Chief Calling For Armed Rebellion In RussiaWagner Chief Inside Military Headquarters
The head of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced Saturday that he was inside the army HQ in southern Russia's Rostov-on-Don and that his fighters control the city's military sites, including an aerodrome, after vowing to bring down Moscow's top brass.
"We are inside the (army) headquarters, it is 7:30 am (0430 GMT)," Prigozhin said in a video on Telegram. "Military sites in Rostov, including an aerodrome, are under control," he added.
Putin's Mercenary Fighters Turn On Russia, March Towards Major CityRussia has ordered the arrest of the chief of the powerful mercenary group Wagner after he called for an armed uprising against the country's military. The move comes as growing animosity between rival Kremlin camps over the war in Ukraine.
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