Moscow’s mayor on Saturday canceled all mass occasions within the Russian capital amid escalating tensions with the paramilitary Wagner Group.
“A counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced in Moscow. In this regard, previously announced mass events were canceled in the city,” Sergey Sobyanin mentioned in a press release on Telegram.
Earlier on Saturday, Sobyanin mentioned armored automobiles will ply the streets of Moscow as safety measures are heightened.
Russia has accused Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of inciting mutiny after his forces in Ukraine crossed into the Russian metropolis of Rostov.
Tensions between the Kremlin and Wagner rose after Prigozhin accused Russian forces of attacking his mercenaries.
Russia denied these claims late Friday and issued arrest orders for Prigozhin.
Prigozhin has, in latest months, repeatedly accused Russia of not supplying ample arms to the paramilitary group.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
