It could turn out to be the biggest domestic crisis Putin has faced since he invaded Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Then, in a series of late evening audio messages on his official Telegram channel, Mr Prigozhin said: “The minister of defence has ordered 2,000 bodies that are being stored to be hidden so as not to show the losses.”
He added: “Those who destroyed our lads, who destroyed the lives of many tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, will be punished. I ask that no one offer resistance...Mr Prigozhin said his actions were “not a military coup”, but added: “Most of the military support us fervently.”An unverified video posted on a Telegram channel close to Wagner showed a scene in a forest where small fires were burning and trees appeared to have been broken by force.
It carried the caption: “A missile attack was launched on the camps of PMC Wagner. Many victims. According to eyewitnesses, the strike was delivered from the rear, that is, it was delivered by the military of the Russian Ministry of Defence.”
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