MOSCOW, June 24 State Duma deputies support «The State Duma deputies, representing the interests of the citizens of the Russian Federation, support the consolidation of forces, support President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, our Supreme Commander», — wrote Volodin.
On Saturday night, the FSB Public Relations Center reported that all the information disseminated in social networks on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin about the missile and bomb attacks allegedly inflicted by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the «rear units of the Wagner PMC» is untrue and is an informational provocation.
The Investigative Department of the FSB of Russia opened a criminal case against Prigozhin under Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the fact of organizing an armed rebellion.
The Russian Ministry of Defense later stated that the Kiev regime, taking advantage of Prigozhin's provocation , concentrates brigades for an offensive in the Bakhmutov direction, but «the servicemen of the Southern Group of Forces defeat the enemy with air and artillery strikes.»
Press Secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of the situation around Prigozhin. Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, according to Peskov, made a report to Putin in the context of initiating a criminal case on an attempt to organize an armed rebellion and reported on the legality of legal actions, and the Ministry of Defense, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian Guard report to the president around the clock on the measures taken after the instructions given by the head of state.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation later turned to the Wagner fighters, stating that they were tricked into the criminal adventure of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the department invites them to show prudence and get in touch with representatives of the RF Ministry of Defense or law enforcement agencies and guarantees everyone's safety. «Many of your comrades from several detachments have already realized their mistake, asking for help in ensuring the ability to safely return to their permanent deployment points, such assistance has already been provided on our part to all the fighters and commanders who applied,» the ministry said.