Yevgeny Prigozhin says in a new video message that all military sites in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don are under the Wagner mercenary group’s control, Reuters is reporting.
The Wagner chief also says in the video, which was posted to Telegram, that he and his men are in the southern district military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don.
Prigozhin says that does not impede Russia’s conduct of what it calls a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
The Guardian has not been able to verify his claims.