Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko relayed Wagner's Telegram post, which said the civil war had officially begun.
"Wagner's convoy was attacked in Voronezh. Aviation does the same. "The civil war has officially begun," they wrote.
Let's recall that Prigozhin said that the members of his forces, who started the armed rebellion, are "ready to die", in a message published in Telegram on Saturday morning.
In a series of audio messages, the leader of the mercenary group vowed to overthrow the Russian military leadership.
"We are all ready to die." All 25.000, and then another 25.000. We are ready to die for the Russian people," he said.
In his latest message, the head of Wagner club Yevgeny Prigozhin addressed Vladimir Putin and told him that he was wrong to accuse him of treason.
He added that the Wagnerians do not plan to surrender according to Putin's order.
"Russians no longer want a country where there is corruption, lies, bureaucracy," Prigozhin said.
Let us remind you that the head of the Russian private paramilitary formation Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin said this morning that his forces have under control the military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, including the airport.
He also called on the Russian army not to resist him because, as he said, "this is not a military coup, but a march of justice."
An attempt to cause a split in society is treason, Russian President Vladimir Putin said this morning in an extraordinary address regarding the statements of the head of the Russian mercenary army, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and added that excessive ambitions led to Russia's betrayal.
The authorities will not allow the schism to repeat itself in Russia. We will protect the people, Putin said after the rebellion of the owner of the private paramilitary group Wagner Yevgeny Prigozin. Any rebellion is a deadly threat, our response will be harsh, Putin emphasized.
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