The chief of the Wagner mercenary group has claimed his forces shot down a Russian military helicopter after it fired on civilians.
Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday accused the Russian military of shelling his fighters and launched what appears to be a coup against the Kremlin.
Prigozhin said his units, which have for months spearheaded an assault in eastern Ukraine, have entered the southern Russian region of Rostov and taken down a Russian helicopter.
“A helicopter has just now opened fire at a civilian column,” the Wagner chief said in an audio message. “It has been shot down by units of PMC Wagner.”
He did not provide any details and the claim could not be verified.
Prigozhin accused Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Chief of the General Staff , of ordering strikes against his units even though they were moving among civilian vehicles.
The Russian military has ordered Wagner troops to return to their bases and put troops on high alert across the country.
Prigozhin said he has 25,000 fighters ready to battle the Russian army and has called on regular Russian soldiers to join his coup attempt.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are stepping up their attacks on the frontline to “take advantage” of Wagner’s attempted coup, according to Russia’s ministry of defence.
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2023-06-24 02:47:20Z
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