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Prigozhin. AP  

 

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Prigozhin confirms: We turn back - want to avoid bloodbath 

 

The Wagner group interrupts the advance towards Moscow and returns to the bases "to avoid the spilling of Russian blood", says the leader Yevgeny Prigozhin according to several media.  

 

The announcement comes shortly after Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko's staff stated that they had reached an agreement with Prigozhin.  

 

According to the staff, Lukashenko has spoken on the phone with Prigozhin in consultation with Putin. "

 

An agreement that can guarantee the safety of the Wagner soldiers is on the table," they continue.  

 

Prigozhin. AP  

 

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Prigozhin confirms: Halting advance to avoid spilling Russian blood 

 

The Wagner Group is suspending its advance towards Moscow and returning to its bases, confirms leader Yevgeny Prigozhin according to several media outlets. 

 

- In order to take full responsibility for Russian blood being spilled by either side, we are turning our convoys around and returning in the opposite direction to the field camps as planned, he says in an audio recording via his press service.  

 

According to Prigozhin, the soldiers were about 20 miles from Moscow when the decision was made.  

 

The announcement comes shortly after Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko's staff stated that they had reached an agreement with Prigozhin.  

 

According to the staff, Lukashenko has spoken on the phone with Prigozhin in consultation with Putin.  

 

"An agreement that can guarantee the safety of the Wagner soldiers is on the table," they continue.  

 

The Kremlin has not commented on the data.

 

Soldiers and police in Moscow. AP  

 

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The Wagner group 40 miles from Moscow – soldiers and policemen on the highways  

 

Wagner soldiers are moving through the Lipetsk region on their way to Moscow, around 40 kilometers south of the capital, the governor confirms according to AFP. The authorities urge residents to stay indoors.  

 

Earlier on Saturday, the group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stated that they captured the military headquarters in the city of Rostov-on-Don "without a shot." The entry into Lipetsk means that during the day they made it halfway from there to Moscow.  

 

According to Reuters reporters, Russian army helicopters reportedly fired on the group's convoy on the M4 highway, which connects Moscow with the southern parts of the country. There have been no reports of ground fighting.  

 

In the capital Moscow, soldiers and armed police have set up positions and roadblocks on the southern outskirts of the city. Public buildings have been evacuated, and the mayor is urging residents to stay at home and warning that roads may be closed.  

 

Despite calls from President Putin, the FSB security service, generals and others, Prigozhin refuses to give up.  

 

- Why does the country support us? Because we are on a march for justice, says Prigozhin on Telegram.