PMCs

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the founder of the Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin in the Kremlin. According to the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov (pictured), the meeting took place on June 29 and lasted almost three hours.

In Moscow, employees of a number of police departments have raised their salaries by 20-50 thousand rubles a month.

State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa told reporters that some of the fighters of the Wagner PMCs continue to be in Africa, where they provide military assistance to the authorities.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov (pictured) commented on the publications of some media outlets, which claimed that the deputy commander of the united group of Russian troops, Sergey Surovikin, allegedly could have known in advance about the upcoming armed rebellion.

The State Duma proposed to ban officials from traveling outside the Russian Federation in the event of the introduction of a counter-terrorism operation regime in the regions.

The Ukrainian authorities failed to gain an advantage on the battlefield during the mutiny of the head of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin (pictured), writes the American edition of The New York Times (NYT).

As of the morning of June 26, the criminal case on the organization of an armed rebellion under Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against the head of the Wagner Private security Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, had not been terminated. The investigation is continued by the investigators of the office of criminal investigations of FSB of Russia.

Military commander Yevgeny Poddubny published a photo of the wreckage of the Ka-52 helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces, shot down by soldiers of the Wagner PMCs in the Voronezh region.

According to eyewitnesses from the scene, there was a shooting near the headquarters of the Southern Military District, as well as an explosion (VIDEO).

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russians about the situation with the Wagner PMCs. The head of Russia called the actions of Yevgeny Prigozhin a mutiny, a risky gambit and betrayal.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation appealed to the fighters of the assault detachments of the PMCS «Wagner» with an appeal to show prudence and refuse to participate in the mutiny. The agency stated that they were deceived into the criminal adventure of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The National Antiterrorist Committee (NAC) reported that a Counterterrorist Operation regime was introduced on the territory of Moscow, Voronezh and the Moscow Region. It is noted that this measure is necessary to prevent possible terrorist attacks.

Yevgeny Prigozhin met with Deputy Defense Minister Ynus-Bek Yevkurov in Rostov-on-Don. The meeting was attended by the deputy head of the headquarters of the general staff Alekseyev.

Security measures have been strengthened in the capital. Authorities, airports, train stations and infrastructure facilities are taken under protection.