⚡️ Russian Defense Ministry: Taking advantage of Prigozhin's provocation to disrupt the situation, the Kiev regime is concentrating units of the 35th Marine Brigade and the 36th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU in Bakhmut tactical direction at the initial line for offensive actions.

The servicemen of the Yug Group of Forces are defeating the enemy with air and artillery strikes.

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⚡️A video posted by Prigozhin purporting to show "the aftermath of the rocket strike on the Wagner rear camps" by the forces of Russian Defense Ministry was staged, Russia's Channel One said.

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The Deputy Commander of the Joint Group of Forces General of the Army Sergei Surovikin to the leadership, commanders and fighters of the Wagner PMC:

▫️"I have just come from the frontline, where our troops, our commanders, our soldiers, our fighters, volunteers are carrying out the task, fighting the enemy to the death, with the superior forces of the enemy, suffering losses, but standing on their positions.

▫️I appeal to the leadership, to the commanders and fighters of the Wagner PMC. Together with you we have passed a difficult, hard way, we have fought together, taken the risks, suffered losses, we have won together. We are the same blood, we are warriors.

▫️I call you to stop. The enemy is only waiting for our domestic political situation to deteriorate. We must not play into the hands of the enemy at this difficult time for the country.

▫️Before it is too late, we must do something - we must obey the will and order of the President of the Russian Federation, who was elected by the people, we must stop the columns, return them to their permanent bases and areas of concentration, and solve all the problems only peacefully, under the leadership of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation’.

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⚡️Putin Briefed on Criminal Case Against Prigozhin - Kremlin

Perfect ingredient for dirty bomb: What is caesium-137?

Russia’s Federal Security Service has foiled a plot to smuggle a kilogram of caesium-137 out of the country.

Sputnik contacted a former UN weapons expert to learn more about the radioactive isotope, why it’s an ideal ingredient for a radiation-spewing dirty bomb, and why Russian-sourced caesium-137 is so sought after by Moscow’s adversaries.

"[One kilogram] is more than enough to create a dirty bomb that can contaminate tens or even hundreds of square kilometers” if detonated from a height of about 1,000 meters, the expert noted. “If the bomb were blown up on the ground, the contaminated area would be relatively small: two-three kilometers," former UN Commission on Chemical, Bacteriological and Biological Weapons inspector Igor Nikulin told Sputnik.

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⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin is being regularly briefed about Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny attempt.

The Kremlin stated that Putin was constantly receiving information on the matter from the Defense Ministry, Internal Affairs Ministry, the FSB, and the National Guard.

Moscow doesn’t rule out US withdrawal from START treaty

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov did not rule out that Washington may take steps to withdraw from the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

"We need to think about how to formalize possible potential future agreements. And here, the schemes we mentioned earlier, including parallel unilateral statements, are acceptable. That, strictly speaking, is already happening. As you know, both Moscow and Washington, in fact, unilaterally announced their intention to adhere to the central restrictions under the New START Treaty," Ryabkov told reporters.

Russia does not have to notify the United States of the planned tests of the Poseidon nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable underwater drones, according to the agreements in force between Moscow and Washington, Sergey Ryabkov stressed.

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A convoy of military equipment is moving along the M-4 Don highway, the government of the Russian Voronezh Region said.
"...We ask all residents of the Voronezh Region to temporarily refrain from using the M-4 Don federal highway and their personal vehicles. The situation is under control," the authorities added.

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In Moscow, anti-terrorist measures are being taken to strengthen security, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin has said. He added that additional control has been introduced on the roads.

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What we know so far about the mutiny attempt by Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin:

▪️On Friday, footage and audio attributed to Wagner troops and Prigozhin surfaced online alleging that a "missile attack" had been launched at a Wagner camp, and that the strike was "delivered from the rear, launched by forces of the Russian Defense Ministry";

▪️Russia's National Anti-Terrorism Committee said that allegations spread at the behest of Wagner chief Prigozhin were "unfounded", and that the FSB had opened a criminal case over "calling for an armed rebellion";

▪️The FSB said that there was a threat of escalation on Russian territory;

▪️Russian army general Sergey Surovikin called on Wagner troops to return to their bases and hold their positions;

▪️Russia's Defense Ministry reported activity by Ukrainian forces in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) tactical direction, who are "taking advantage of Prigozhin's provocation";

▪️Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that President Putin has been "informed of all events concerning Prigozhin", and said that "necessary measures are being taken";

▪️Security has been boosted in several regions of Russia, as well as the capital Moscow.

▪️Russian regional authorities said that law-enforcement agencies were doing everything necessary to protect the general public;

▪️The authorities added that Ukraine was seeking to spread disinformation about the introduction of curfews in Russia.

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Governor of Rostov Region Vasily Golubev said that all mass public events planned in Rostov-on-Don for the weekend have been cancelled. The city administration said that traffic routes in the city were going to be temporarily altered.

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All mass public events have been cancelled in the Voronezh region, the governor said. He add that the situation is stable and asked people to remain calm.

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❗️Russian President Vladimir Putin to deliver address in nearest time, Kremlin says to Sputnik

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A counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in Moscow and the Moscow region to prevent possible terrorist attacks, the National Antiterrorism Committee says

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⚡️ You have been tricked into a criminal venture by Prigozhin to participate in an armed rebellion, Russian Defense Ministry tells Wagner group members

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❗️Key points from the Russian Defense Ministry statement:

▪️Many Wagner members from several detachments have already realized their mistake, asking for help in ensuring that they can return safely to their permanent base;

▪️The ministry has already provided such assistance to all of these fighters and commanders;

▪️The ministry asks Wagner members to be sensible and get in touch with representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense or law enforcement agencies as soon as possible;

▪️The Russian Defense Ministry guarantees their safety.

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❗️All mass public events have been cancelled in Moscow, mayor Sobyanin said.

All city services are fully operational, movement around the city is not limited, the mayor said.

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