June 24, 2023No fewer than 180 Russian soldiers have surrendered to mercenary group, Wagner PMC, in the Voronezh region, according to Ukrainian military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko.Also, reports added that Wagner PMC disarmed a Russian military company without resistance at the Bugaevka border crossing .Forward Wagner convoys have already entered the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation and are moving towards Moscow with armoured vehicles.
An audio message on the social media app Telegram detailed Prigozhin’s fighters had crossed the border and were “ready to die” in confrontation with those in their way. Putin went on to say some of his countrymen had been “tricked into a criminal adventure” without specifically referring to those under Prigozhin.“This is a criminal campaign. It is equivalent to armed mutiny,” Putin said.
In one video, Prigozhin said he was at the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov and demanded Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and the country’s top general Valery Gerasimov come meet him.