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Russia activating 'Operation Fortress' - local media
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According to Russian media, a plan known as "Operation Fortress" has been activated in the city of Rostov.
Essentially, it is a plan for personnel to be in "full readiness", 161.ru reported.
The plan has also reportedly been activated in Moscow which would ensure Kremlin buildings are protected.
While the exact actions are a state secret, there are reports that the entrances and exits to the Interior Ministry building are currently blocked and military vehicles have been positioned in some Moscow locations.
What is the Wagner boss claiming?
Lets recap what Prigozhin has been saying.He posted a series of furious recordings online on Friday, accusing Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering a rocket strike on Wagner’s camps in Ukraine on Friday.
"Today they carried out a rocket strike on our rear camps, and a huge number of our comrades got killed," he said.
“They have treacherously cheated us,” he added.
The Russian defence ministry denied carrying out a rocket attack on Wagner forces.
Prigozhin then said his troops would oust Shoigu, and called on the Russian army to stand aside.
“This is not a military coup, but a march of justice,” he
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Prigozhin also claimed that Shoigu had personally directed the purported strike and then fled.
“The evil embodied by the country’s military leadership must be stopped,” he shouted.
He has since claimed his forces have crossed from Ukraine into Russia, without providing evidence.
Earlier he released a video saying Russia had had no reason to invade Ukraine and the war had been a disaster.
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Fears of a coup are growing in Russia this morning after Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin declared war on Moscow's military leadership and claimed to have marched on the city of Rostov 'unopposed'.
Wagner mercenaries march on Moscow amid civil war fears
Russian military vehicles were seen on the streets of Rostov-on-Don after Prigozhin called for an armed rebellion in a direct challenge to the Kremlin.
I firmly feel Putin is not an educated World Leader, much less competent.
My greatest fear at this point is who will replace him if there is a coup?
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JUN 23, 2023
The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin and opening a criminal investigation.
In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine.
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He claimed that the chief of the General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, scrambled warplanes to strike Wagner's convoys, which were driving alongside ordinary vehicles.
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Prigozhin said Wagner field camps in Ukraine were struck by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on orders from Gerasimov following a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at which they decided to destroy Wagner.
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Prigozhin said late Friday his troops would punish Shoigu in an armed rebellion and urged the army not to offer resistance. "This is not a military coup, but a march of justice," Prigozhin declared.
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Prigozhin claimed that Shoigu went to the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don personally to direct the strike and then "cowardly" fled.
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The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister. The security services reacted immediately by calling for the arrest of Yevgeny Prigozhin and opening a criminal investigation.
In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, security was heightened in Moscow and in Rostov-on-Don, which is home to the Russian military headquarters for the southern region and also oversees the fighting in Ukraine.
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He claimed that the chief of the General Staff, Gen. Valery Gerasimov, scrambled warplanes to strike Wagner's convoys, which were driving alongside ordinary vehicles.
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Prigozhin said Wagner field camps in Ukraine were struck by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on orders from Gerasimov following a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, at which they decided to destroy Wagner.
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Prigozhin said late Friday his troops would punish Shoigu in an armed rebellion and urged the army not to offer resistance. "This is not a military coup, but a march of justice," Prigozhin declared.
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Prigozhin claimed that Shoigu went to the Russian military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don personally to direct the strike and then "cowardly" fled.
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BREAKING
Avoid Rostov centre says governor as armed men seen
Things appear to be moving very fast in the city of Rostov-on-Don, where footage on local Telegram channels appear to show armed forces surrounding a government building.The footage - which has not been verified by the BBC - shows armed men in uniform walking around the local interior ministry's building's perimeter, as armoured vehicles surround it, including two tanks with their guns trained on it.
Reuters news agency said it had verified the location as the police headquarters building.
Meanwhile the local governor Vasily Golubev urged residents to avoid the centre of Rostov-on-Don.
"In connection with the current situation, I ask you to refrain from traveling to the city center and, if possible, not to leave your homes," he wrote on Telegram.
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