The mercenary leader of the Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, sent his first message on Monday after ending the uprising that began in Russia on Saturday, saying that his action to bring his mercenaries to Moscow was not aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin . , the BBC writes.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the mercenaries of the Russian Wagner groupPhoto: AFP / AFP / Profimedia

Prigozhin posted an 11-minute audio message on Telegram that no one agreed to sign a contract with the Moscow Ministry of Defense and that his mercenary firm should cease to exist on July 1.

He claims that his action to lead his mercenaries to Moscow was not aimed at overthrowing the Russian leadership, but was a form of protest against the imposition of a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

  • “We did not go to overthrow the leadership of Russia. The purpose of the march was to avoid the destruction of “Wagner” and to call to account the officials who made a huge number of mistakes with their unprofessional actions,” says the leader of “Wagner”. in the first message sent after the failure of his rebellion.

He says that the “Wagnerians” regret that they “had to hit the Russian aircraft” and that they returned “so as not to spill the blood of Russian soldiers.”

“We were on the march to demonstrate a protest, not to overthrow the government,” claims Yevgeny Prigozhin, the BBC reports.

What does this say about the role of the leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko

Yevgeny Prigozhin also claims, without giving details, that Belarusian leader Oleksandr Lukashenko “came out and offered to find ways for Wagner to continue his activities legally.”

(News is being updated