According to the Russian satellite news agency sputniknews, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the fate of the Russian people is now facing a choice, and all forces need to be united, so disputes need to be eliminated.
Putin said in his speech:
“This battle decides the fate of our people. It requires the unity of all forces, unity of will, and responsibility. All things that can weaken us, and all disputes that may be used and are being used by foreign enemies to disintegrate us from within, should be thrown away. side.”
The Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service reported in the early morning of the 24th that all the news spread on social media in the name of Prigozhin about the bombing of the rear forces of the “Wagner” private armed forces by the Russian Ministry of Defense are not true, but information. provocative. The Russian Ministry of Defense also issued the same notification. The Investigative Service of the Russian Federal Security Service opened criminal proceedings against Prigozhin under Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for organizing an armed rebellion. Prigozhin said that the “Wagner” convoy was moving towards Rostov.
The most important thing now is unity, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her “Telegram” channel.
She wrote: “We have only one commander-in-chief, not two, not three. One, and he called for unity. This is the most important thing at the moment. Each of us has his own attitude towards everything, but in history There are times on the internet where personal feelings have to be put aside, even if you think you are 100% right. Why? Because if we don’t come together right now, if everyone is only for themselves or their own view of the situation, then nothing will work It’s important.”
“The enemy is waiting for our infighting,” she said.
“The temptation to put one’s views above the interests of the country and the people is great,” she noted.
The Public Relations Center of the Russian Federal Security Service reported in the early morning of the 24th that the Russian Defense Ministry’s bombing of “the rear units of the ‘Wagner’ private military company” was spread on social media in the name of Yevgeny Prigozhin. All the news is not true, it is information provocation. The Russian Ministry of Defense also made the same notification. The Investigative Department of the Russian Federal Security Service has initiated criminal proceedings against Prigozhin for the fact of organizing an armed rebellion under Article 279 of the Russian Criminal Code. General Sergei Surovkin, Deputy Commander of the Joint Forces, called on the commanders and fighters of the “Wagner” group to obey the will of the Russian President and resolve the issue peacefully.
The Russian Ministry of Defense later stated that the Kiev regime took advantage of Prigozhin’s provocation to concentrate its forces to attack in the direction of Bakhmut, but “soldiers of Army Group South are attacking the enemy with aircraft and artillery.”
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Putin knew about Prigozhin. Peskov said that Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov reported to Putin against the background of the opening of a criminal case against the planned armed rebellion and reported on the legality of the judicial action, while the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Security Service , the Ministry of the Interior and the Guards will report to the President on the measures taken within 24 hours after the Head of State gives instructions.