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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow’s mayor said on Saturday that “anti-terror” measures were being taken in the Russian capital after the head of the mercenary group Wagner vowed to topple the country’s military leadership.
authorities in the regions Rostov And Lipetsk He also said that security there has been beefed up.
Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin He said earlier that his units, which led an offensive in eastern Ukraine, had entered the southern Rostov region.
“In connection with the information received in Moscow, anti-terror measures are being taken aimed at strengthening security,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on social media.
Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov said that he was at a meeting with members of the Federal Security Service.
The FSB launched an investigation into calls for an “armed rebellion”.
Prigozhin, who has been embroiled for months in a dispute with the Defense Ministry, accused Moscow on Friday of targeting his forces with deadly missile strikes and vowed to respond.
He urged Russians to join his forces and punish Moscow’s military leadership, in the most brazen challenge to President Vladimir Putin since the offensive in Ukraine began last year.
authorities in the regions Rostov And Lipetsk He also said that security there has been beefed up.
Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin He said earlier that his units, which led an offensive in eastern Ukraine, had entered the southern Rostov region.
“In connection with the information received in Moscow, anti-terror measures are being taken aimed at strengthening security,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on social media.
Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov said that he was at a meeting with members of the Federal Security Service.
The FSB launched an investigation into calls for an “armed rebellion”.
Prigozhin, who has been embroiled for months in a dispute with the Defense Ministry, accused Moscow on Friday of targeting his forces with deadly missile strikes and vowed to respond.
He urged Russians to join his forces and punish Moscow’s military leadership, in the most brazen challenge to President Vladimir Putin since the offensive in Ukraine began last year.
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