A Wagner group-led armed rebellion launched on Saturday marks “the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times,” the British defence ministry said.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said there had been “very limited evidence” that the rebelling paramilitary group was met with resistance, and that the loyalty of Russia’s security forces will be “key” to how things play out.
Writing on Twitter on Saturday, the MoD said Wagner had “almost certainly occupied key security sites” in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, including the headquarters “which runs Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.”
“Further Wagner units are moving north through Vorenezh [sic] Oblast, almost certainly aiming to get to Moscow,” defence officials said….