Prigozhin initiated a military coup against Putin overnight, which has seen the group take key cities and threaten the President, who called them 'traitors'. A source said Wagner's plan for Moscow was to take up positions in a densely built-up area.Ī number of restrictions have now been introduced around the Russian capital following a decree from the governor as people were told to refrain from travelling round Moscow. The convoy inching towards Moscow is said to be led by senior Wagner commander and neo-Nazi Dmitry Utkin. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have a total of 25,000 men at his disposal and a further 5,000 of them were in Rostov-on-Don, the southern city key to Russia's war in Ukraine that Prigozhin said he had taken control of. Moscow is preparing for war and battening down the hatches as soldiers build outposts and military vehicles flood the streets ahead of the expected arrival of Russia's Wagner militia forces within hours.Ī total of 5,000 Wagner forces are reportedly advancing toward Moscow, currently approaching Lipetsk this evening.
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