the most exciting sport stories about people's passions and their dr. sports life. every weekend on dw, the, this is dw news line from berlin tanks on the streets of moscow. as the wagner mercenary leader, challenges the kremlin. so 40 you have any pretty goals and accuse this month's goals, commanders on line about the war, new crane, and says his forces have shut down a russian military helicopter. the army mobilizes in moscow and elsewhere the

kremlin, called it an armed mutiny. the, i'm here until berlin, welcome. we begin with reports of arm for billing and in russia. the head of the wagner mercenary group says his forces are marching on the russian city of russ stuff i'm done with the intent to take down top military brass is getting pretty close and also says his troops are prepared to fight to the bitter end and have shot down or russian military helicopter the prevalence as president vladimir put and it has been informed of an armed newton the attempt. the golden posted a message accusing the russian army of the luncheon strikes against his troops. precaution also said muskrats invasion of ukraine is based on lies by russian commanders. the wagner group spearheaded the capture of the ukrainian city of buck moved last month

a battlefield success that in bolden him to criticize the kremlin. the f as b security agency has opened a criminal case against the wagner boss, for an attempted to the main target for gordon's tirade is the russian defense minister saturdays showing me the defense ministry is trying to deceive the public on the president and to tell a story that there was some crazy aggression by ukraine and that together with the anti in nature of their lines, they were planning to attack us. not, not by the so the so called special operation of february 24th. we'll stop it for other reasons. you be pretty close in claims. his troops have entered russian territory. armored vehicles have been cited in moscow in north stuff with the military court in the office, several straits, but it goes and has called on russian troops to join his cause. while russian army generals posted videos telling wagner fighters to lead down their arms,

for the latest i'm joined by dw corresponded jennifer pucker who's covering this story for us from landfill, since dw was banned by the russian government. so jennifer goes and cleans his troops, have entered russian territory. i've just been confirmed by the russian military as well. videos are circulating on telegram channels, showing 10 surrounding the southern military headquarter and rushed off on the dawn . and coming, flashed on soldiers in the city who have cord don't off administrative buildings. just now. the news agency top has labeled the soldiers in 10 surroundings and military headquarters as warner soldiers, but the has been no confirmation whatsoever by russian military were official sources that walking us soldiers even have entered dropped off on the dawn. but rest of the governor urged its citizens to remain at home as a precaution. so what exactly has been the reaction so far by the russian

government or the taking some type of military precautions? well, surprisingly it has been really quiet when it comes to a government reaction, right. has the tv channels, you know, we come out broadcast especial news program, which was quite short and repeated basically what russian ministry of defense that specifically, that there was no attack on the box. and that the big was improved look stage the criminal offense that the flooding of 14 was being a form devout, everything that is happening at the moment. but he didn't address the issue in a separate statement on the country. the official kremlin telegram channel published a video off the president where he offered his congratulations for the day you for you, which was recorded in advance of course. but the government also said so that everything is under control and there is no need to worry for citizens and rushed off and moscow tensions between the russian military and bach. i have in simmering for quite a while now. but do we know exactly why wagner is moving against the russian military now as well on the eve of june,

23rd. the gordon claim that the russian army attacked the boxes of groups re your base. that is why, according to the board and the wagner commanders council decided to vote, stop the bad things. the rush of military's leadership is responsible for still. he maintains that there's not a military coup, but in march with justice. and as you mentioned, aaron, this is not the 1st time it wasn't blamed as brussels ministry of defense incident before it goes specifically for the depths of walk the soldiers in the past. he claimed multiple times, actually that's where you refuse to send weapons to warner. and therefore, was responsible for the depths of soldiers, but he might have gone too far this time. russia's ministry of defense called the gordons cleans the lie and over the criminal case against him, which could lead to 12, even up to 20 years in prison and rushed a secret service even asked wireless soldiers not to follow precautions orders entity that was due to view correspond to jennifer pollock and lexia. thank you for

that update. now let's take a closer look at the man who claims to be marching. his mercenary forces onto russian soil in an apparent open rebellion. if any precaution for the bottom, it's your kind of walk. you got the bug you, but is your yeah, the show clearly, it's 2 years to not a day goes by without commentary from russia's vocal oligarchy of getting you pretty gordon on the war and ukraine are. those are what i mean by itself through what i was more than just an opinionated billionaire. he's a key player in the conflict as commander off the walk in a group, a private army of mercenaries. and over the course of the war, he constantly has ruffled feathers among rush has a lead. pre gordon has frequently blamed chief of staff by you to get, i assume of and defense minister to see if the cycle for not providing ammunition

to walk in. or he has even threatened them or not so you can watch good by pretty positive. yeah, there's the friends up. so who? yeah. yeah. chris, you got the pod plan. would have to do the but who is big wars and why can you speak so openly? the st. petersburg native had a trouble started in life spending most of his 20 behind bars for robbery and stepped. after his release, he set up a chain of hot dog stands in his hometown and earned enough money to open a restaurant. in the mid nineties, the new venture allowed him to mix with the rush of high mit, including vladimir 1414 broad foreign guest. their burning pig was in the nickname, 14 chef. but it was only after russia illegal annexation of crimea in 2014.

that science began to merge, that the warden was not an ordinary businessman. he became the commander of the wordly pmc, the private army for hire maiden name for itself, fighting across africa in libya, syria and molly, gaining a reputation for boot ality along the way. but despite the armies experience, the gordon says it's less organization. let us know if we start to do this wonderful special operation. on february 24, i see vantage vented to the restaurant around 4 months and then came to a standstill. what's the reward of boxes from many directions? and what did we see? an arm is that the screen know management training and all weapons will probably be, you know, kind of the standard. yep. model. it's a thought to myself. but that could be the only the gap is growing between the role that protein has assigned him and the political place,

which he believes to deserves, especially with walker suitors being, i'm certain, as i, as the w, russell, the analysts consenting adults with a, we could see russian troops firing under fellow countryman, but it see was that uh, not a lot of people want to square around, but of course at the same time. uh, bluetooth. oh, really food. uh well, the credit problem, having simpleton ordered a mobilization of uh the special police forces. uh, as well as a f as to be the state security agency. so there will be forces that will, i think, eventually come, come from the butler group. if they decide to go into battle, but it still remains to be seen, but still i would say the situation is something i never expected to see in 159 years of my life. so this is still an incredibly volatile situation. we're seeing a rush at the moment, but what role exactly does writing we are putting in play and all of this promotion

is still extensively loyal to the russian leader. well, aaron, my guess is as good as yours, so we haven't seen fulton. and frankly speaking in such a situation in which even the state television already confirmed that there was a crisis that there was a resentment of quotes in as a head of state. i mean, and the father and cheese uh, should show up on television and say something to the troops a to the security services and what's more important to the rest. if it doesn't do it soon, it will look really, really strange. it will look as weakness, and i think that it will have a lasting effect on up which is regime no matter what the outcome of this particular process is. even if this regime survives this crisis, precaution has also attacked the problem as justification for the invasion of ukraine. will that have any ongoing effect on the support for the war among normal russians as well? i think the not a lot of wrestles support. the war,

such of old polls show that 60 percent the russians at least don't even follow the want to be out of this loop. but definitely the message is that the goal was started up for real reasons because lots of people surround inclusive, including the defense minister and she, for general stuff actually wanted to cream off the wall buttons for their own benefit. i that there is corruption behind this will. oh yes, this message, of course will arisen though it's a m o, the re russians who extra a know oh that everyone is stephen box. the moment comes when beth mixed with the will, may find that they produce some adverse results for the credit. and so yes, the message is very clear and very targeted at the very, very old, very people that even probably do not follow the will. now what you're seeing, where the big's the question is that this assign that put in the system is starting to crumble. it is a sign of a major crisis and this sign up,

it's name is you have given you the guardian and he's to be use. this son was visible for the last half a year. at least if i may error, i'll compare it to the rain. but did he go to or spoken late in the last years of this all? the reason i'm not comparing the personnel to say i'm comparing the effects. precaution is someone who for the majority of russians and the majority of russian bureaucracy, which is even more important, jumped out of the box out of nowhere. and suddenly he cast the gates. the defend submit is to castigate and accuses a chief of channels stuff. basically, even the threats of spoke to him directly if this is something that the vast majority of offices, bureaucrats, policemen, that all the bedrock of pollutants who she cannot comprehend. so in this respect, a big garden was on the money to put in the system for quite some time now. and now we see the explosion and i,

i do bank to prediction i rarely do with adventure and prediction even if puts him survives this crisis, which is a possibility. she will stay in public for much shorter time. she's, she's time is short. and by this outpouring of violence, and by this unpredictability, a lot of people who rush, including his own supporters, including the state, dropped a single say. full do seems to be out of control. so we'd better kind of roll over and move slightly to the sidelines. we a think that's all there is a suspicion that she is weak. this is something that's i think the suction dictatorship of such a dictatorships usually do not survive the law. and looking ahead, could this split have an effect on the outcome of the war and ukraine? slow. i'd say that's uh i'd be surprised if the ukrainians do not to use this opportunity to uh, basically in the homes they're, they're, they're,

they're offensive and try to strike at the points where the rush or the, i mean now will be definitely distracted by what goes on a so just it may have a very significant effect if the ukrainians use these charles on the battlefield a but we don't know when that house was still i would say that i, i, i'd venture again. that's people sitting now in the green journal. stop the ukrainian ministry planters. i know of course, looking at ways of exploiting the situation to default to the print and benefits. right. that was needed because russia analysts, constantine. i got thank you for analysis. thank you, have a are and here's a reminder of the latest developments at this hour. the head of the russian mercenary group lock that appears to have declared war on most goals, military leadership, guinea pig ocean, posted on message of choosing the army,

launch and strikes in his troops and says, his forces have shut down a russian military helicopter. the russian army has mobilized, hangs on the streets of moscow and elsewhere. the prevalence as president vladimir has been informed of an army commuting the east and of course, will bring you all the latest on the terminal in russia in the coming hours, which stay tuned. next is your business updates, and remember you can get much more news on our website. that's the w dot com. i'm here until really thank you for joining us, the f b i c i a and most of us have been home for 20 years. nissan b a k a tom lee the most dangerous time we from.