Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he was cancelling a counter-terrorism regime imposed in the Russian capital during what the authorities on Saturday called an armed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group.
Russia accused the head of the powerful mercenary group Wagner of mounting an armed uprising and ordered his arrest as the growing animosity between rival Kremlin camps over the war in Ukraine spilled into open conflict.
Russia-Ukraine News LIVE Update: According to local Russian media, Wagner fighters have cordoned off the military headquarters, city administration building, Russian intelligence (FSB) office and local police station
Moscow s mayor warned on Saturday that traffic could be restricted in parts of Russia s capital as part of heightened security prompted by the rebellion of mercenaries with private military company Wagner.