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Russia-Ukraine War Live: Wagner Troops Advance Towards Moscow
By Kevin Doyle, Hamza Mohamed and Dalia Hatuqa
Published On 24 Jun 202324 Jun 2023
Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters have advanced towards Moscow after
seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia’s military firing on
them from the air but seemingly incapable of slowing their lightning
advance. Russian President Vladimir Putin says an “armed mutiny” by
the Wagner Group is treason, adding that “decisive action” will be
taken against them. The authorities in Moscow and the surrounding area
say they have declared a “c ounterterrorism” state of emergency after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed his forces were in control of
military sites in Rostov.
Earlier, Prigozhin accused Russia’s top military leadership of
ordering a rocket attack on Wagner’s field camps in Ukraine, where “huge numbers” of his fighters had been killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says “Russia’s weakness is
obvious” and that the longer Moscow keeps its troops and mercenaries in Ukraine, the more chaos it would invite back home.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/6/24/russia-ukraine-live- news-russia-accuses-wagner-chief-of-mutiny
74 UpdatesAuto updates
15m ago (16:34 GMT)
Moscow mayor says situation in capital ‘difficult’
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has warned the situation in the capital was “difficult,” as forces of the Wagner mercenary group moved towards the
city to oust Russia’s military leadership.
“The situation is difficult. I ask you to refrain from travelling around
the city as much as possible,” Sobyanin said in a statement, warning of possible road closures and announcing Monday was a “non-working” day.
32m ago (16:17 GMT)
Ukraine tells US its counteroffensive ‘going according to plan’
Kyiv’s military commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has told the US
chairman of the joint chiefs General Mark Milley that Ukraine’s counteroffensive against invading Russian troops “was going according to
plan”.
“We discussed in detail the situation along the entire frontline,”
Zaluzhny posted on official social media on Saturday. “I told him about
the offensive and offensive actions of our units. I informed him that the operation is going in accordance with the plan.
“I also told him about the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain types of weapons and demining assets.”
Video Duration 02 minutes 29 seconds 02:29
Areas to watch out for in Ukraine’s counteroffensive
46m ago (16:03 GMT)
France advises citizens against all travel to Russia
France advised against all travel to Russia given the “high volatility” of
the military and security situation in the country, its foreign ministry
has said on its website.
58m ago (15:51 GMT)
Scenes at Rostov-on-Don taken by Wagner forces
President Vladimir Putin has vowed to crush what he called an armed mutiny after rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said he had taken
control of Rostov-on-Don, the capital of Russia’s southern region of
Rostov.
Rostov-on-Don, a city which lies more than 1,000km (660 miles) south of
Moscow, is the base for the military headquarters of Russian operations in Ukraine.
Rostov is Russia’s second-largest grain producing region and home to the
Don River ports, which connect vessels exporting grain with the Azov Sea.
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