Volodymyr Zelensky “visited units of the armed forces of the operational and strategic group of Khortytsia”near Donetsk, Monday, June 26. “Ukraine is proud of each of you”, he told the military. Later in the day, thehe President of Ukraine said that his “soldiers [avaient] progressed in all areas”celebrating “a happy day”. “I wished them more days like this”, he said in his daily address. Follow our live.
Vladimir Putin says he “avoided great bloodshed”. The Russian President spoke for the first time since Wagner’s brief rebellion. “From the beginning of the events, measures were taken on my direct instructions in order to avoid a great bloodshed”affirmed the Russian president in a short televised address to the nation.
Wagner members can join the army or “leave”. Vladimir Poutine proposed to the militiamen of the group of Evguéni Prigojine who took part in the rebellion to integrate the regular army, to “to return to their families and loved ones” or of “to go to Belarus”according to the Kremlin.
Evgeni Prigojine justifies his actions. On Monday, Wagner’s boss said he started the rebellion to save his organization, not to seize power. He claimed that his actions had brought to light the “serious security issues” in Russia.