FILE -Yevgeny Prigozhi. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP, File)
UNDATED -There are fears of a coup in Russia as military vehicles were seen on the streets after the chief of the Wagner mercenary group called for an armed rebellion in direct challenge to the Kremlin.
The Daily Mail reporting Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces had crossed into Russia as he called for the ousting Russia’s defense minister and vowed to punish military leaders whom he accused of killing 2,000 of his fighters.
Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson said the Russian President had been informed of those claims and ‘necessary measures are being taken.’ The security services said they had opened a criminal investigation into Prigozhin and calling for his arrest.
