Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces have control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don and control of the airfield there.
“We are at headquarters at 7:30 a.m. Military facilities in Rostov, including the airfield are under [our] control,” Prigozhin said in a video posted on the Wagner official Telegram channel.
“Planes that leave for combat work leave as usual no problems. Medical flights are leaving as usual. All we did was to take control so that the attack aviation would not strike us but strike in the Ukrainian direction.”
Prigozhin said he is in Rostov-on-Don and his men are not stopping the officers from carrying out their duties.
“The main headquarters, the main control point is working as normal, there are no problems. No officers have been cut off,” Prigozhin said.
CNN cannot independently verify his claims.
