WATCH: Stunning Footage Shows Wagner Mercenaries Taking Over Russian City Amid Threat of Civil War

Caleb HoweJun 24th, 2023, 12:29 pm
 
THIS IMAGE WAS DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY AND HAS NOT BEEN VETTED FOR EDITORIAL ACCURACY BY THE AP EDITORIAL TEAM. THE IMAGE MAY CONTAIN REFERENCES THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO APโ€™S EDITORIAL STANDARDS CONCERNING THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE. AP ALSO CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY, THE DATE, LOCATION OR CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT WAS SHOT. 8467024 24.06.2023 Russian servicemen guard at a checkpoint in Moscow, Russia. A counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in the Russian capital and the Moscow Region in order to prevent possible terrorist acts, after head of the Wagner Group private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops. Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik via AP

Russian troops set up checkpoints outside Moscow as Wagner Group threatens more attacks. Kirill Kallinikov / Sputnik via AP.

Russia is calling the attacks by Russian paramilitary organization the Wagner Group an “armed rebellion” on Saturday, and the group’s leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is threatening to march his forces on Moscow itself as Russian mercenaries and Russian Army forces clash and one city, Rostov-on-Don, is already under Wagner’s military control.

Dramatic footage has been posted to social media showing the fighting in Russia, as Prigozhin refuses to back down and Russian president Vladmir Putin has directed the country’s forces to put down the rebellion.

Some clips on Twitter and from other sources have been vetted and added to news articles or run on air, but there are many people sharing video and photos from the conflict. Some are here below.

The situation remains confused with conflicting reports from some areas, but the moment is not without its own weirdness, making it to Twitter.

This is breaking news and a developing story and may be updated.

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