Of Rostov On Don. The Wagner Mercer group have seized key sites after launching that rebellion against the army in Rostov On Don and there have been reports of fighting in voronezh which is halfway between rostov and moscow after the wagner group claimed a russian helicopter opened fire on a convoy of their vehicles. Welcome back. We return to the developing situation in russia lets take a look at what we know so far following the dramatic escalation of infighting. Prigozhin says his forces have taken the city of rostov and have seized military facilities in Voroneszh Which is on the way to moscow as well. Theres increased security in moscow with whats being called anti terror measures the m4 motorway which links the russian capital with cities in south, such as rostov, is closed because of a military convey that is moving along it. The kremlin has called for prigozhin s arrest with top russian generals telling wagner forces to stand down. And the russian president Vladimir Putin has g
Africas Climate Summit, wrapped up in nairobi, delegates demand health from major polluters and global financially. The hello. Im clear, richardson, thank you so much for joining us. You are a secretary of state anthony, blinking is in keep on an unannounced visit to ukraine. The trip is a show of support for the 3 month old counter offensive against russia. And blanket has a match with ukraines for administered to meet truck labor and will hold talks with president will let him. Heres a lensky leader. Americas top diplomat is also expected to announce a new u. S. Military, a package. Worth over 1000000000. 00. Lets get more from data views, max tens are in keys max, so we have secretary of state antony blinking in the capital. Tell us more about what were expecting from this visit. All right, claire. So this trip is of a huge symbolic value. I would say part of it this about showing support for the ukraine fight more than one and a half with that one and a half years since the beginni
during training drills off the coast of australia. zimbabwe election winner president emmerson mnangagwa rejects criticism from international observers as the opposition declares the vote a gigantic faud . and the metropolitan police deals with a potential cyber security breach at one of its suppliers, involving some personal details about force staff members. hello. we start this hour with some breaking news. authorities in russia have confirmed the head of the wagner paramilitary group, yevgeny prigozhin, died in a plane which crashed north west of moscow on wednesday.
for vladimir putin to reassert his authority following wagner s failed mutiny back injune, but again that is speculation, completely unconfirmed. and as i say, the russian investigations committee is hardly an independent investigative agency to look into it. and we ve heard from president putin in the last couple of days about him, asking mercenaries to pledge their allegiance to russia. indeed, that is a decree that was issued with immediate effect on friday, and it can be seen as a way to strengthen government control over the proliferating number of private military companies involved in the so called special military operation against ukraine,
here to entertain you without question. applause that is it from us for now. thank you, and all in sync, but you didn t take part? don t trust me! courtney bembridge there at the edinburgh fringe. let s return now to our breaking news russian investigators have officially confirmed that the wagner mercenary boss, yevgeny prigozhin, was among those who died when their plane crashed on wednesday. authorities said genetic tests had established that the identities of all ten people on board the private jet matched the names on the passenger list. the exact circumstances behind the crash between moscow and st petersburg remain unclear. president vladimir putin had already passed on his condolences