Prigozhin’s fighters crossed into Russia from occupied Ukraine overnight and took the army HQ in the southern city, which serves as a key operational hub for Moscow’s forces in Ukraine. Because we went on a march of justice,” Prigozhin said in his latest audio message on the Telegram social media platform. Without a single shot we captured the building of the (army) HQ,” he said. Prigozhin said that his fighters had removed mines from outside the building Wagner occupied in Rostov. Earlier, the outspoken chief hit back at President Vladimir Putin, who called Prigozhin a traitor in an address to Russians.

Source: Punch June 24, 2023 16:23 UTC