Wagner sources revealed on the Russian telegram channel on the 25th that the Wagner Group entered Moscow on the 24th, and thousands of pieces of equipment advanced to Moscow through the Voronezh region. The Moscow City Defense Force has only one lightly armed National Guard division and part of the air defense units, and the surrounding tank forest army is all fighting in Ukraine.
On the 25th, a Wagner member named Bazaar said on the telegram channel that in the early morning of the 24th, the Wagner assault Moscow group quickly crossed the Voronezh area, and the first column had about 350 pieces of equipment, including 9 tanks, 4 "Tiger" armored vehicles, a cannon, a "Grad" combat vehicle, and dozens of trucks and hundreds of vehicles, loaded with officers and men who had fought bloodily against Bakhmut.
Bazar claimed that it was the convoy that removed roadblocks and vehicle barriers erected by the authorities at kilometer 590 of the M-4 Don highway. At about 5 a.m. that day, a larger convoy of about 375 pieces of equipment entered the Voronezh region and headed for the city of Butulinovka, where the Russian military airfield is located. Two hours later, another convoy of about 100 pieces of equipment, including three tanks and two anti-aircraft guns, crossed the border of the area. A fourth convoy of 212 pieces of equipment entered the territory of the Voronezh region at about 9 a.m. that day. It is reported that Wagner's troops advancing into Moscow this time totaled more than 5,000 people.
Local resident Nadasha:
In my opinion, they (Wagner) were very good to us, no one became prisoners, and we communicated smoothly. People want to know the truth, people should know the truth, people are here for this, of course there may be a dozen percent of other ideas, but 80 percent of the people are for Wagner. Do you also want to know the truth. Who will be able to help them tomorrow? Monthly pension 13 thousand rubles? How do they survive this number?
College student Keema:
This way is not good! I don't think it's appropriate, this practice has no good effect. I think they (Wagner) brains were washed and had to be operated on.
On the evening of the 23rd, Wagner leader Prigozhin accused the Russian military of allegedly attacking the camp in the rear of the Wagner Rostofton River. Prigozhin then threatened to use force and eliminate anyone who stood in the way of Wagner's advance. Immediately after the main security service of Russia opened a case against Prigozhin for "organizing an armed rebellion", Wagner's troops appeared in the city on the Rostovton River and occupied the command of the Southern Military District of Russia. According to the on-site observation of Phoenix TV reporters, the local military and police maintained restraint, gave up their posts, and adopted a silent posture against Wagner's behavior.
Source: Phoenix TV Lu Yuguang, Ivan, Raman, Vratrostov reports
Editor: Qiu Guo