The National Guard will receive heavy weapons and tanks, this decision was made after discussions with Vladimir Putin. The head of the department, Viktor Zolotov, spoke about this after the president's speech on Cathedral Square in the Kremlin, RIA Novosti reports. rebellion organized by PMC Wagner. “We knew that we would win, the rebels would not have taken Moscow,” the agency quoted the head of the National Guard.
Earlier today, the Ministry of Defense announced preparations for the transfer of heavy military equipment from Wagner PMCs to units of the Russian army.
Prigozhin's rebellion lasted about a day. During this time, the mercenaries seized military facilities in Rostov-on-Don, moved to Moscow and did not reach the capital for about 200 km. WHO. Pro-war telegram channels calculated that at least 13 people were killed in battles with Wagner PMCs and seven pieces of equipment were destroyed in a day.
On the evening of June 24, it became known that the Kremlin, through the mediation of Alexander Lukashenko, agreed with Prigozhin : the militants will return to the camps, and in return they will not be prosecuted, the criminal case will be stopped, and Prigozhin himself will “leave” to Belarus. After that, the Wagner PMC fighters left the captured positions. Today, the FSB reported on the termination of the case of organizing a rebellion (Article 279 of the Criminal Code).