Fontanka media outlet reported that law enforcement officers in St. Petersburg, near the Wagner center, found a Gazelle car with boxes of cash worth approximately 4 billion rubles inside.

The head of PMC Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, commented on the matter: “Not one Gazelle was found in my possession, but a Gazelle and two buses were found, in which there was money allocated for the issuance of wages, the so-called "Cargo 200" compensation and other issues. PMC Wagner is 10 years old, exclusively uses cash - this is written in the contract and I carefully observe it. When we were doing work in Africa, in Ukraine and in other countries, when we were terrifying America, everyone was satisfied with cash, and now they have come with searches. It's okay, the cash was indeed found."

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.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the actions of the rebels a criminal reckless scheme, a stab in the back of Russia and a betrayal, which led to exorbitant ambitions and personal interests.