Putin says he is “sure” that the Russian population supports his actions to counter the Wagner rebellion

June 28 () –

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a visit to Dagestan that he “is sure” that residents of both the Russian province and the rest of Russia support his actions to counter the Wagner Group rebellion, led by Yevgeni Prigozhin. .

For his part, the President of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, agreed with Putin and stated that “there is not a single person who does not support the decisions of the leaders of the Russian Federation”, reported the news agency TASS news.

On the other hand, the governor of the Ivanovo region, Stanislav Voskresenski, lamented this Wednesday the death of the crew of the Il-2 relay plane that was hit by the Wagner Group paramilitaries during the revolt.

“During military service, each of them showed the qualities of a true officer: courage, courage and selflessness,” the regional government press service reported, as reported by the aforementioned news agency.

On the eve, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that “everything possible” would be done to support the families of the victims. They honorably fulfilled their military duty. I ask you to honor his memory with a minute of silence,” he said.

In the midst of the many unknowns and doubts that have arisen after what happened over the weekend, the Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has described as “speculation” and “gossip” the information circulating about General Sergei Surovikin, who remains His whereabouts are unknown, although several opposition media, such as ‘The Moscow Times’, affirm that he is in custody.