In the wake of the coup against the Russian military command of their leader Yevgeny Prigojine, Wagner's mercenaries who were deployed in Ukraine as part of the "special military operation" invaded Russian territory on the night of Friday 23 Saturday June 24.
Saturday morning, they already controlled the city of Rostov-sur-le-Don, where the militia leader and former cook of Vladimir Putin has set up his quarters. According to a Russian security source quoted by Reuters, Wagner's fighters have taken control of all military installations in the city of Voronezh, just 500 kilometers south of Moscow.
The M-4 highway, which connects Rostov to Moscow via Voronezh, is closed to traffic for more than 300 kilometers.