The Chechen State Television and Radio Company (ChGTRK) Grozny reported a substantial deployment, noting that about 3,000 elite troops were dispatched from Chechnya to guard Moscow against participants in an ongoing military uprising. The information appeared in a published post on the telegraph channel associated with ChGTRK.
According to the message, units from the 96th operational regiment of the North Caucasus Region within the National Guard of the Russian Federation, along with the 94th operational regiment of the same force, and the South battalion of the SKO, as well as the 141st motorized regiment, were sent to the capital. In addition, troops from the Chechen Republic’s Department of the Russian Guard were reported to have been involved in the mission.
ChGTRK Grozny stated that the fighters had been positioned in Moscow since early morning and were prepared to carry out any orders issued by the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin.
Another Telegram channel, Hello, Rostov, later circulated a video showing a large convoy of Chechen military equipment moving toward Rostov-on-Don.
On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that forces from the Russian Defense Ministry had attacked rear camps of his private military company, and that his troops were advancing toward Russia in what he described as a March for Justice. The Defense Ministry denied the accusations, and the Prosecutor General’s Office subsequently filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.
Early on the morning of June 24, Wagner forces reportedly seized control of administrative facilities in Rostov-on-Don, while President Vladimir Putin began advising Moscow and condemned Prigozhin’s leadership as a betrayal. The move was supported by many regional leaders, with the Chechen Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov brigade reportedly dispatched to Rostov.
Later, Belarusian presidential press service announced that Lukashenko and Prigozhin had engaged in negotiations that led to a mutually agreed resolution guaranteeing the safety of Wagner fighters. Prigozhin, who had been accused of inciting riot, indicated his decision to withdraw his columns and retreat to field camps.
[Attribution: ChGTRK Grozny Telegram channel; Hello, Rostov channel; official statements from the Kremlin and Belarusian administration.]