collapse of the russian state and military, and then a civil war. he was not mincing words here. in the end of his address he mentioned some concrete actions that he was taking. he was adopting counterterrorism measures in moscow and in some other regions. he acknowledged that the situation in the southern province of rustov is complicated. he said that the civilian and military command areas had been blockaded, and of course he vowed punishment. but this was basically acknowledging what we ve seen unfold in social media, and in claims by yevgeny prigozhin, the head of wagner, who announced he had taken over the command headquarters in the south of russia of the russian military. take a listen to what he said. translator: we are at headquarters at 7:30 a.m. military facilities in rustov
path of treason. his government has also announced it will carry out counter-terrorist operations in the regions of moscow. it comes hours after prigozhin claimed to have seized several military facilities in southern russia. the wagner chief says he is retaliating against the russian defense ministry for allegedly killing many of his mercenaries in a strike, in a claim the ministry denies. in an audio recording prigozhin further criticized the russian military. translator: the ukrainian counteroffensive is bringing us serious losses and problems which are hushed up, which the russian people don t know about. when the trouble comes i ll repeat, we may remain without an army and without russia. now earlier cnn s allison spoke to william taylor, asking if putin has any loyalty to prigozhin. here it is. the understanding is that putin changes his mind, shifts
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violence now posing a major challenge to the authority of president putin. the kremlin says all necessary measures are being taken, and now the russian security service has opened a criminal case into what they say is a call for armed rebellion. patience with prigozhin has finally run out. he s long been at russia s military command, accusing them of repeatedly of mishandling the conflict. the recent weeks have seen tensions escalate after the kremlin ordered all russian mercenaries to sign contracts with the defense ministry in a move seen as a crackdown on wagner. in the hours before the alleged strike on the wagner camp prigozhin stepped up his war of words, accusing the defense ministry of tricking the country into an unprovoked invasion back
and taking release, the weight just kept coming off. (soft music) - [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don t know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. russia says it will carry out counterterrorist operations in the regions of moscow and boroneg in response to what it calls an armed president vladimir putin has condemned the wagner leader and promised to punish those who deliberately went on a path of treason. here he is. translator: we are fighting for the life and security of our people, for our sovereignty and