Russia Special: Putin vows to crush armed rebellion

Global News Podcast

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🗓️ 24 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Reports from Russia say Wagner Group fighters are advancing towards Moscow, having taken control of the city of Rostov-on-Don near the border with Ukraine and sites further north in the city of Voronezh. In an address to the Russian people, President Vladimir Putin promised to put down what he called a "mutiny" by forces who had betrayed the country.

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0:00.0	This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.
0:05.0	I'm Rachel Wright and at 14 hours GMT on Saturday the 24th of June, here is a special edition
0:11.6	of the Global News Podcast.
0:13.5	President Putin says Russia is facing a battle for its future in the face of an armed
0:18.6	mutiny and accused the leader of the Wagner-Mersenry group, Yevgeny Prigodzhen, of treason.
0:25.0	Mr Prigodzhen has hit back directly at the Russian leader.
0:28.6	The President is deeply mistaken with regard to the betrayal of the motherland.
0:35.0	We are patriots of our homeland.
0:37.0	We fought and we are fighting.
0:39.1	No one is going to turn themselves in at the request of the President, the FSB or anyone else.
0:45.5	We'll bring you our latest reports and ask who is Yevgeny Prigodzhen and what does this
0:50.2	challenge mean for Russia?
0:54.6	Also in this podcast we go to Ukraine to find out how they are reacting to this morning's
0:59.5	developments.
1:00.8	The whole world thought that Russia was the second most powerful army in the world and today
1:05.2	we're seeing how Russian army is becoming the second most powerful army in Russia.
1:11.9	It's been an extraordinary day in Russia and events are still moving rapidly.
1:19.6	As we record this special edition of the Global News Podcast, the leader of the Russian
1:24.0	Wagner-Mersenry Group Yevgeny Prigodzhen says he's taken over the southern city of
1:29.1	Rostov and Don.
1:32.4	We are at the headquarters.
1:34.1	We have taken Rostov's military installations under our control, including an airfield.
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