Russian militia Wagner Group rebels in opposition to President Putin

By India Today World Desk: Russia has mobilised army autos and stepped up safety outdoors authorities amenities and key places following threats by the Wagner mercenary group of “armed mutiny”.

According to information company TASS, which cited a supply, army autos had been seen in central Moscow within the early hours of Saturday.

The improvement comes a day after Russia opened a felony probe into calls to stage an “armed mutiny” after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group, accused Moscow of focusing on his forces with lethal missile strikes and vowed to retaliate.

Yevgeny Prigozhin had known as on Russians to affix his forces and punish Moscow’s army management in probably the most audacious problem to President Vladimir Putin because the begin of the offensive in Ukraine final yr.

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He vowed to avenge what he alleged, with out proof, was the killing of two,000 of his fighters by the Russian military.

While Prigozhin’s non-public army outfit has spearheaded a lot of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, he has in latest months engaged in a bitter feud with Moscow’s army management that he alleges has now spilled onto the battlefield.

He has repeatedly blamed Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, chief of the overall employees, for his fighters’ deaths on the battlefield.

However, Russia denied the identical yesterday, saying the statements “do not correspond to reality”.

‘NOT A COUP’

“They (Russia’s military) conducted missile strikes at our rear camps. A huge number of our fighters, our comrades died,” Prigozhin stated in a collection of audio messages launched by his spokespeople.

“The council of commanders of PMC Wagner has made a decision — the evil that the military leadership of the country brings must be stopped,” he stated.

“Anyone who puts up resistance — we will consider this a threat and destroy it immediately. We need to put an end to this mess. This is not a military coup, but a march of justice,” he added.

(With inputs from AFP)