- Speculations about Putin leaving the country have gained momentum
- 2 pm flight to northwest
- Wagner’s troops are busy preparing for the defense of the city
A civil war has begun in Russia. There, the private army Wagner has rebelled against his own government. Wagner’s army has captured the city of Rostov. After this Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is advancing towards the capital Moscow with his 25 thousand troops. There is a lockdown in Moscow at this time, as soldiers are busy preparing for the defense of the city. Meanwhile, Prigozhin has also mocked President Putin’s statement, in which Putin called Prigozhin a traitor.
Putin addressed the Russian people on Saturday warning that the military leader had stabbed them in the back. Prigozhin and his 25,000-strong Wagnerian troops have captured the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. He says he is ready to die. Prigozhin’s forces have vowed to retaliate against a military strike by Putin’s forces. Prigozhin says that some of Wagner’s army has been killed in an attack by the Russian army.
Speculation about Putin leaving the country
Ukraine’s English-language online newspaper The Kyiv Independent has tweeted about speculation about the disappearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Speculation that Putin will leave the country after the Wagner Group coup has gained momentum. “Amid the Wagner Group’s armed coup in Russia, speculation is rife about the whereabouts of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” tweeted The Kyiv Independent.
Independent Russian media outlet Agentstvo said Putin’s plane took off from an airport in Moscow at 2pm local time heading northwest. However, it has not been confirmed whether Putin was on the plane or not. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, claimed that Putin was in the Kremlin.
Wagner’s troops entered Lipetsk province – report
According to a report by news agency AP, the governor of Russia’s Lipetsk province has said that soldiers from the Wagner group have entered the area. Earlier, the governor requested people to stay in their homes.
