The events of the uprising happened with cinematic speed.
Late in the evening of June 23, the Telegram channel associated with the founder of the Wagner Group, Evgeny Prigozhin, published several audio recordings with his voice, in which he claimed that his units had been subjected to attacks for which he blamed the Moscow military leadership .
The Department of Defense immediately denied this information and asserted that it was false. Meanwhile, the units of the Wagner group made their way to the city of Rostov-on-Don, seized the headquarters of the Southern Military District and demanded the removal of the main senior officials from the portfolio.
Based on these statements, the Federal Security Service initiated criminal proceedings for calling for an armed uprising.
President Vladimir Putin, in his message to the citizens of Russia, stated that the activities of these fighters amounted to “treason”, but left room for the mutineers to reconsider and ruled out the use of military force to prevent the disaster from blood.
While some of the rebels remained in Rostov-on-Don, a caravan with armored vehicles and combat equipment marched towards Moscow.
The country’s leadership declared an anti-terrorist operational regime in various regions of the country, including the capital.
Then came the news of the agreements of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko with Prigozhin, which put an end to the uprising and, most importantly, prevented bloodshed, internal confrontations and clashes with unpredictable outcomes.
The talks between Lukashenko and Prigozhin took place at his suggestion and with the approval of his Russian counterpart.
Apart from the timely and intelligent mediation of the Belarusian President, who has known Prigozhin personally for more than 20 years, the situation of Russian society was the decisive factor in solving the crisis.
All the leaders of the regions, prominent politicians, including representatives of both chambers of parliament, religious leaders, public figures, front-line fighters, as well as military commanders, condemned Prigozhin’s dangerous adventure.
Russian society expressed its strong condemnation of the uprising and showed that it stands on the side of legitimate power and civil peace. The rebels were left without support, isolated and forced to abandon their plans.
(Taken from Orb)