In Rostov, Wagner PMC may seize command post of military operation in Ukraine

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported the information.

The Institute notes that Wagner PMC’s armed attack on the Russian military leadership in Rostov-on-Don would have a significant impact on Russia's military efforts in Ukraine.

"Rostov-on-Don houses both the headquarters of the SMD, whose 58th Combined Arms Army is currently decisively engaged in defensive operations against Ukrainian counteroffensives in southern Ukraine, and the command center for the Russian Joint Group of Forces in Ukraine as a whole. Rostov-on-Don is therefore a critical command and control membrane for the Russian army, and any threats to the MoD’s presence are likely to have ramifications on some critical aspects of the war effort," the statement said.

• Espreso is reporting on the events related to the confrontation between Wagner PMC and the Russian Defense Ministry, and the Wagner raid in Rostov.