the russian defense ministry or the wagner missionary group. that is not normal. they urge people to stay off the streets and stay careful. the mayor of moscow say antiterrorist measures are taken there. we have heard of a case being filed against yevgeny prigozhin accusing him of armed rebellion. we have a senior russian military commanders urging the wagner mercenaries not to do this. listen to the deputy commander of the russian war commander who we believe had close ties with him. listen to what he had to say to yevgeny prigozhin.
president vladimir putin. the russian security service has opened a case. it is a rebellion. the wagner chief whose mercenaries have played a key role has been at odds with russia s military command. in recent weeks there have been escalating tensions. the ramblin asked them to sign contracts with the defense ministry. it was seen as a crackdown. in hours before the alleged strike yevgeny prigozhin stepped up his war of words . he said it was an unprovoked invasion. on february 24th nothing
after months in the war of ukraine. one step further he toured russian prisons and recruited convicted criminals to fight along the side of wagner and then he said they would be pardoned for putting their lives on the line. what has been striking that six months ago he was criticizing the leadership of the russian military. in russia it itself it is illegal to call it award. you have to call it a special military operation. if it is called a war they will be obtained by the military police. yevgeny prigozhin has been openly calling for firing
called a huge number of his mercenaries. he threatened russia retribution in response to his forces would destroy any resistance. the social media video you are looking at shows the theme of the alleged attack that cnn cannot authenticate is now. yevgeny prigozhin says he wants justice, not a coup. there s an russia s rostov region. yevgeny prigozhin says they are entering that region from ukraine but it s unclear who is in command of those vehicles. yevgeny prigozhin says members of the russian military are joining wagner as they greet their convoy. i am michael holmes, do stick around and i will be back with more out of russia when cnn newsroom continues .
someone could take over. yevgeny prigozhin won t get that achieved. it is not about giving the presidency to yevgeny prigozhin . reporter: the russian military defense talks about intensification of military activity. they talk about what yevgeny prigozhin has been doing in the last 12 hours. how would you expect ukraine to take advantage of the situation. the chaos in the military system . i think they will take advantage of it. they need to find out what is happening with that disposition of military forces. if russian forces are being withdrawn to fight wagner . to defeat what is certainly an insurrection at the moment. it could become a civil war, potentially you will see