“Putin made the wrong choice.” All the worse for him. ‘Soon we will have a new president’: Prigozhin’s Wagner group says Russian leader will be ousted while mercenary groups say they shot down Russian military helicopters
- Footage shows plumes of black smoke rising after a helicopter was attacked
- Russian forces appeared to confirm that three of their attack helicopters were shot down
Prigozhin’s Wagner group reportedly said that Russian leaders will be overthrown and “will soon have a new president.”
The Wagner group claimed to have shot down three Russian helicopters since the coup began – continuing its vow to punish military leaders.
Shocking footage shows huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the air in a field after a helicopter was allegedly attacked and burst into flames.
Russian forces apparently confirmed that Wagner shot down three of his attack helicopters.
A sinister message posted on the Wagner Telegram channel on Saturday said, “Putin made the wrong choice.” So much the worse for him.
“Soon we will have a new president.”
The founder of the private mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin (center), and fighters of the Russian Wagner group are seen at the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces in Rostov-on-Don
A sinister message posted on the Wagner Telegram channel on Saturday said, “Putin made the wrong choice.” So much the worse for him. Soon we will have a new President”
The Wagner group claims to have shot down three Russian helicopters since the beginning of their attempted coup
Addressing the Russian people today, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prigozhin’s military coup a “treason” and said the military leader “stabbed him in the back”.
It comes as an enraged Prigozhin declared on Friday that his 25,000-strong force was entering Rostov-on-Don and was “unopposed”.
Prigozhin made the move out of anger at Moscow’s alleged attack on his men, adding that he intends to march to Moscow to confront the defense chiefs.
Additional video footage surfaced online today appeared to show a large oil depot in Voronezh engulfed in flames.
Videos show a helicopter flying over the depot before a massive explosion ejects a fireball into the air.
Addressing the Russian people today, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prigozhin’s military coup a “treason” and said the military leader “stabbed him in the back”.
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video released early Saturday morning that his troops had reached the strategically important city of Rostov-on-Don
Prigozhin and his feared 25,000-strong Wagner militia have reportedly seized control of the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and have said they are “ready to die” as they swear vengeance for a military strike by Putin’s forces that has reportedly killed the mercenary leader killed some of his men.
All public events in the Russian capital were canceled as Vladimir Putin said on television some Russians had been “embroiled in a criminal adventure” to confirm his shaky position of power.
Putin described the group’s actions as a “criminal adventurous campaign” that was “tantamount to an armed mutiny” and urged those involved to halt all armed action as the unit’s headquarters in St. Petersburg was reportedly raided today.