The forces of PMC “Wagner” leave the Voronezh and Lipetsk regions

The armed formations of PMC “Wagner” are leaving the Lipetsk and Voronezh regions after yesterday’s demand for mutiny. This is reported by local authorities. The whereabouts of PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is unknown.

The governor of the Voronezh region, Alexander Gusev, reported that the movement of “Wagner” units through the region ends “in normal order and without excesses.” According to Gusev, after the “Wagner” troops have finally left the region, the restrictions on movement on the roads for citizens will be lifted. The governor promised to take measures to compensate for the damage.

The authorities of the Lipetsk region reported that “Wagner” units had completely left the region. In it, restrictions on movement have been lifted, transport operations have resumed.

The commander of the Chechen special forces battalion “Akhmat” Apty Alaudinov said that his servicemen are returning “to the zone of special military operations” in Ukraine. Earlier, “Akhmat” was sent to the Rostov region for a possible counteraction to “Wagner”, however, by the time of his arrival, the situation was resolved through negotiations.

According to the mayor of Rostov-on-Don Alexey Logvinenko, heavy armored vehicles of PMC “Wagner” damaged 10 thousand square meters. meters of road surface in the city. Budyonnovsky Prospekt, where the headquarters of the Southern Military District, which was occupied yesterday by the Wagnerites, was the worst hit. The city authorities promised to repair the roads in two days.

In the Lipetsk region, roads were dug up with excavators to make it difficult for Wagner vehicles to move. Now there are also renovation works to come.

• On Friday, June 23, the founder of PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin reported on alleged rocket attacks on the rear of “Wagner” by the Russian regular army. After that, he announced that 25 thousand “Wagner” fighters are going on an armed march to Moscow in order to bring to justice the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense, specifically Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.
• Within a day, columns of PMC “Wagner” actually managed to take control of Rostov-on-Don and, presumably, Voronezh. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wagner’s performance treason. The FSB opened a criminal case against Prigozhin for incitement to rebellion.
• By Saturday evening, it became known about the negotiations between Prigozhin and the authoritarian leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. As a result of the negotiations, the advance of the “Wagner” columns towards Moscow was stopped. According to Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov, units of PMC “Wagner” are returning to their original positions, and Yevgeny Prigozhin will be able to leave for Belarus.