The “regime of anti-terrorist operations”, implemented in Moscow and neighboring regions on Saturday, after the rebellion of the Wagner paramilitary group, was lifted on Monday, the mayor of the Russian capital announced.
“We are lifting all restrictions related to the implementation of the anti-terrorist operations regime,” Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram platform, thanking residents for their “calmness and understanding.”
The decision was made due to the “absence of threats to life, health and property” of people, the Russian anti-terrorism committee said in a statement, quoted by Russian news agencies.
“The situation in the Moscow region is currently stable,” he said.
On Saturday, the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, suspended the movements of the rebellion in Russia against the military command, less than 24 hours after it occupied Rostov, in the south of the country, a key city for the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called the group’s action a rebellion, saying it was a “deadly threat” to the Russian state and treason, guaranteeing that “civil war” would not ensue.
At the end of the day on Saturday, in which the advance of Wagner’s forces was reported some 200 kilometers from Moscow, Prigozhin announced that he had negotiated an agreement with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Earlier, the head of the paramilitary group accused the Russian army of attacking mercenary camps, causing “a very high number of casualties”, accusations that expose deep tensions within Moscow’s forces over the offensive in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry has denied these allegations.
Source: TSF
