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.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, said on June 24 he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow`s military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were "ready to die". Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, said on June 24 he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow`s military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were "ready to die".
