According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, "Wagner" has taken control of Rostov-on-Don military facilities and airfield

According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the private military company "Wagner", they have taken control of the military facilities of Rostov-on-Don, namely the airfield.

According to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the headquarters building is taken over.

In addition, the Telegram channel linked to Prigozhin publishes a video in which the head of "Wagner" is "negotiating" with the Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Yunus-bek Yevkurov and the Deputy Chief of the Main Division of the General Staff Vladimir Alekseev and provides information that the company has shot down the third helicopter of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

"We came to Rostov to receive the Chief of the General Staff and Shoigu. Until they arrive here, we will continue to blockade the city and go to Moscow," Prigozhin said.

For information, the Russian state agency "Tass" disseminated information that military checkpoints were erected near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov. According to the agency, military personnel and employees of law enforcement agencies are standing at the checkpoints. Military posts are erected on the streets near the headquarters, police cars and armored vehicles are parked. Also, according to the agency, the sound of aviation could be heard in the western part of Rostov.