We are in the headquarters, the military facilities of Rostov, including the airport, are under our control, PMC Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin says.

“We took control so that attack aircraft would not strike at us, but at the Ukrainians. There are no problems, not a single officer is cut off. Therefore, when they tell you that PMC Wagner interfered with work and therefore something failed at the front – we are not the reason why it failed at the front,” Prigozhin said.

The Governor of Rostov region Vasily Golubev said in his Telegram channel that all mass events were canceled in Rostov-on-Don.

On June 23, statements appeared on the Telegram channel of the PMC Wagner that an air attack had been carried out on the PMC. The blame was placed on the Russian military leadership. Wagner Head Yevgeny Prigozhin promised to "restore justice." The Russian Defense Ministry denied the attack allegations, and the Federal Security Service opened a criminal case against the Prigozhin on charges of inciting an armed rebellion.