and the government of voronezh has urged people to avoid the m4 motorway connecting moscow to southern regions of russia, because a military convoy is moving along it. the kremlin has said: internationally, the white house is also reacting, releasing a statement saying they are monitoring the situation. meanwhile, the deputy commander of the russian ukraine campaign, sergei surovikin, told wagner soldiers to stand down. translation: i addressed the command, officers - and fighters of wagner pmc. together we ve been down a long and difficult road. we fought with you, we risked it, we suffered losses, we had victories together, we are of the same blood. you must do this before it is too late. obey the will and command of the elected president of the russian federation. stop the convoys, return to bases and places where you are stationed.
Veterans of the Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) have been ordered to wait for a sign to join Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion. Source: Vazhnye Istorii (Important Stories), a Russian website focused on investigative journalism, citing one of the mercenaries who participated in the invasion of Ukraine Details: The mercenary said that veterans of the Wagner PMC who wished to take part in the armed rebellion have been ordered to wait for the signal in full combat readiness.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner PMC, has said that none of his fighters would surrender at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: Prigozhin's audio message Quote from Prigozhin: "The president is wrong about the betrayal of Motherhood.
Russian human rights organisation Gulagu.net reports that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner PMC, was stockpiling ammunition for 2 months, lying about the alleged "shell famine". Source: Gulagu.