Prigozhin Demands Meeting With Defense Minister Shoigu and General Gerasimov After His Forces Surround MoD Building

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Jun. 23, 2023

Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is on the ground in Rostov at the Ministry of Defense's Southern Military District headquarters and demanding a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Yevgeny Prigozhin meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, Deputy Chief of Russian Military Intelligence, Lt. General Vladimir Alekseyev, and Commander of the Western Military District, General Sergey Kuzovlev at the Headquarters for the Southern… pic.twitter.com/nyjG8d8yGl
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 24, 2023

Prigozhin is threatening to block the streets and move on Moscow if the meeting does not take place.

And another video recorded 10 mins ago. Prigozhin still at the HQ. Says he is allowing everyone inside to continue fighting the war and to do their jobs. Reiterates his issues with the MoD not prosecuting the war competently

Certainly an anti-war actor he ain’t https://t.co/vbzH6fEwv3 pic.twitter.com/lZHfQRlknq
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) June 24, 2023

Wagner forces were seen surrounding the MoD's building in Rostov just hours earlier.

Good Morning from Rostov pic.twitter.com/5QCalmwQgY
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) June 24, 2023

A group of soldiers (presumably Wagnerovtsy) look like they're finally making their move towards the MoD building.https://t.co/VCIcZHeUL4 pic.twitter.com/HplkmqAl60
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) June 24, 2023

A video has emerged from a person in Rostov which seems like a preliminary confirmation that the city is indeed under Wagner’s control now:

I have added subtitles in English to it:
cc: @JuliaDavisNews pic.twitter.com/J13mlJUai0
— Michael Elgort 🇺🇦✡️ (@just_whatever) June 24, 2023

Her partner, cleaning up after the soldiers pic.twitter.com/6QGtGi8sLa
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) June 24, 2023

A tankist did a little show for the onlookers in Rostov, with a bit of driftinghttps://t.co/D5iYcooBSr pic.twitter.com/Tnvfsp8xLO
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) June 24, 2023

Prigozhin claimed earlier that his forces shot down two Russian helicopters who fired on his troops.

The Leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed that they have Shot Down at least 2 Helicopters near the City of Rostov-on-Don that were Attacking their Forces; so far there has been No Evidence of this other than an Image with Smoke seen in the Distance which some… pic.twitter.com/IJdk2j0fvQ
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 24, 2023

Russian Army helicopters on the border of the Lipetsk and Voronezh regions hit Wagner.

Mercenaries burned alive pic.twitter.com/JYfRnCDkfe
— Russian Market (@runews) June 24, 2023

Russian riot police reportedly raided Wagner's HQ in St. Petersburg:

Video showing riot police raiding the Wagner HQ in St. Petersburg:https://t.co/AWuUFWzapQ pic.twitter.com/3SSzsX5PKn
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) June 24, 2023

Prigozhin is claiming his issue is only with the MoD but this is clearly an insane affront to Vladimir Putin's rule.

Putin has yet to weigh in on the issue. RT reported early Saturday morning that Putin was briefed on the "insurrection."

"Russian law enforcement agencies are keeping President Vladimir Putin up to date on measures being taken in response to an attempt by Wagner private military company (PMC) to stage a coup, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday," RT reported.

"Speaking to reporters, Peskov confirmed that the Russian Ministry of Defense, Federal Security Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs, and National Guard, 'constantly, around the clock, report to the president on the measures taken in the context of the implementation of instructions.' The Kremlin spokesman did not provide any additional detail," RT continued.

"Peskov also noted that Igor Krasnov, Russia's prosecutor general, had informed Putin of criminal proceedings initiated in relation to 'an attempt to organize an armed insurrection' by Wagner PMC. The spokesman noted that Krasnov also briefed Putin about the legal aspects of the matter."

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