Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops have taken control of Russia's main military command centre for Ukraine operations.
At a major intersection in the city centre, an armoured car with a machine gun and around a dozen men in military fatigues with silver armbands could be seen.
Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, on Jun 24, 2023. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said earlier on Saturday that his troops had taken control of Russia's main military command centre for Ukraine operations as well as an airbase in the city, vowing to topple Moscow's top military leaders.
Russian military helicopters meanwhile opened fire on Saturday afternoon on a convoy of rebel mercenaries travelling towards Moscow in a lightning advance after seizing Rostov-on-Don overnight. Regional governor Vasily Golubev called on residents not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary and said any planned mass gatherings in Rostov-on-Don had been cancelled.
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