The Russian Ministry of Defense appealed to the fighters of the private military company Wagner, saying that they were deceived into the criminal adventure of the head of the PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Reported on this Telegram channel Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“You were deceived into participating in Prigozhin’s criminal adventure and an armed rebellion,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The report also states that many PMC fighters understand their mistakes and seek help to safely return to their permanent deployment points. The ministry also asked the fighters to contact representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense. At the same time, everyone’s safety is guaranteed.
On June 23 at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declarationOn behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Wagner PMC, he said that the messages and videos about the “attack of the RF Ministry of Defense on PMC Wagner’s rear camps” spread on social networks do not correspond to reality and are an informational provocation. .
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin knowledgeable About the situation around Prigozhin.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said that after Prigozhin’s statements, a lawsuit was filed over the call for a military revolt.