The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO), published by telegraph channel Photo of the Russian army with the caption “Harmony and Unity”.
The corresponding post appeared after the decision of the founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, to disperse the columns sent to Moscow. The photo shows soldiers with Russian symbols sitting on military equipment with weapons in their hands. Currently, the broadcast has received more than 17.4 thousand positive reactions.
On the evening of June 23, Prigozhin said that Russian Defense Ministry forces allegedly attacked the rear camps of his private military company and that his fighters were advancing towards Russia in a “march for justice”. at the Ministry of Defense accusations deniedThe Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.
On the morning of June 24, the forces of the PMC “Wagner” closed the administrative buildings in Rostov-on-Don, and President Vladimir Putin began to move towards Moscow. objected, where he described the actions of the head of the PMC as a “stab in the back” and warned Prigozhin and his subordinates of the consequences. Supported by the State Duma, the Federation Council and the heads of a number of regions, the Chechen “Akhmat” forces were sent to Rostov.
In the evening, the press service of the President of Belarus briefed on the negotiations. Alexander Lukashenko and Prigozhin, as a result of which the parties agreed on “an acceptable solution to the situation with a guarantee of security for the company’s fighters.” PMC head ‘Wagner’ accused of rioting declarationthat he had decided to reverse his columns and send them back to field camps.