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Added on the 25/06/2023 02:22:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show tanks, armoured vehicles and Wagner fighters on the streets and around the headquarters of the Southern Military District. IMAGES
Images show a camp site that, according to Belarusian Defence Ministry officials, could be offered as one of the spots to house Wagner fighters in the military settlement of Tsel in the Asipovichy District of the Mogilev Region in Belarus. IMAGES
Dozens of residents in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on chant "Wagner! Wagner!" outside the military headquarters that had been captured earlier by the rebel mercenary group. IMAGES
Troops from the rebellious Wagner mercenary group are out in force in the city of Rostov-on-Don outside the army headquarters for Russia's southern military district, with passers-by stopping to look at the military vehicles. Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says his troops have taken control of the headquarters, Russia's main command centre for Ukraine operations, as well as an airbase in the city, vowing to topple Moscow's top military leaders. IMAGES
Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show armoured vehicles and Wagner soldiers lining the streets as residents walk around them or watch on in groups. In an earlier televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the city as Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to oust the Russian military's top brass. IMAGES