Kiev (EFE) President Vladimir Putin assured Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) today.
“Moscow is preparing for a siege; A counter-terrorist operation regime has been introduced”, says a statement published by the GUR on its Telegram account, in which it details the specific measures applied by the Russian authorities before the march on the capital with which Wagner threatens.
The GUR also states that “Moscow is practically isolated by police forces and military units.” “There are reinforced patrols at every crossroads and exits from the city” and “a large number of buses without license plates or inscriptions with armed men inside circulate through the city,” the source adds.
“All the military equipment that until now was in the warehouses and in the border regions is being transferred to Moscow,” says the GUR, which also says that the traffic on the M4 highway, through which the columns of troops could reach the capital Wagner, has been practically cut to make room for military transport.
“There are guarded checkpoints with weapons at all highway exits,” the note explains.
The rebellion represents an “opportunity” for Ukraine
Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar has referred to events taking place in the Russian Federation as “a window of opportunity” for Ukraine that would prove “the inevitable degradation of the Russian state.”
Despite this, Maliar asked Ukrainian citizens not to relax, to “be careful and prepare for any scenario.” “We continue to work on being stronger and on victory,” said Maliar, who did not give information on the consequences of the internal conflict that broke out yesterday in Russia is having on the front.
Tranquility among Muscovite citizens
Moscow experienced the armed rebellion declared last night by the head of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgueni Prigozhin, without shocks at midmorning, and many of its inhabitants are just beginning to hear the news through television and social networks.
“I have read something, but it is a Saturday like any other. We have many clients, ”Alina, a hairdresser at a store in the south of Moscow, told EFE.
The anti-terrorist measures announced by the authorities hours ago in the capital and the Moscow region have not yet made themselves felt outside the urban center and its inhabitants are currently going about their daily routine.
Citizens go to the shops to do their shopping and talk about the cloudy weather that prevails in Moscow today.