The chief of the Wagner mercenary group has claimed his forces shot down a Russian navy helicopter after it fired on civilians.
Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday accused the Russian navy of shelling his fighters and launched what seems to be a coup in opposition to the Kremlin.
Prigozhin stated his models, which have for months spearheaded an assault in japanese Ukraine, have entered the southern Russian area of Rostov and brought down a Russian helicopter.
“A helicopter has just now opened fire at a civilian column,” the Wagner chief stated in an audio message. “It has been shot down by units of PMC Wagner.”
He didn’t present any particulars and the declare couldn’t be verified.
Prigozhin accused Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff , of ordering strikes in opposition to his models regardless that they have been transferring amongst civilian automobiles.
The Russian navy has ordered Wagner troops to return to their bases and put troops on excessive alert throughout the nation.
Prigozhin stated he has 25,000 fighters able to battle the Russian military and has known as on common Russian troopers to hitch his coup try.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are stepping up their assaults on the frontline to “take advantage” of Wagner’s tried coup, in accordance with Russia’s ministry of defence.
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