The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) charged the head of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin with calling for an armed rebellion, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) reports.

The ministry stressed that all the allegations spread by the founder of the group have no basis, RIA Novosti reports. “In this regard, the FSB initiated a criminal case on the fact of calling for an armed rebellion. We demand an immediate stop to illegal actions,” the committee said in a statement.

PMC Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin accused the Russian military of attacking a mercenary camp, Meduza reports, citing Prigozhin's press service. “A missile attack was carried out on the camps of PMC Wagner. There were many victims. According to eyewitness fighters, the blow was delivered from the rear, which means from the side of the military of the Russian Defense Ministry, ” said Prigozhin.

On the morning of June 23, Prigozhin published a video in which he criticizes the Ministry of Defense and accuses the department of “deceiving the president.” According to Prigozhin, the Russian military in Ukraine are "washed in blood," the Armed Forces of Ukraine are successfully advancing, and there is “no control” in the Russian army.

In turn, the Ministry of Defense reported that all the information published on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin about "strike" on the rear camps of the Wagner group is not true. The ministry called these accusations an informational provocation.

"President Putin is aware of all the events happening around Prigozhin. Necessary measures are being taken," Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, said.