Russian rebel mercenaries advance towards Moscow as Wagner mutiny unfolds

As the mercenary military Wagnar Group's head Yevgeny Prigozhin openly declares mutiny against the Russian military forces, we can see policemen guard an area near an office of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', which is associated with the owner of the Wagner private military contractor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Saturday to defend Russia against an armed rebellion by Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow. (AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. The Russian president has called this betrayal 'a stab in the back'. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

In this picture, a man holding a placard in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin stands in front of a tower of the Kremlin, in Moscow. (Reuters)

In this picture, however, we can see a supporter of Wagner private mercenary group holding a flag outside an office of Rostelecom near the headquarters of the Southern Military District controlled by Wagner soldiers in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Reuters)

Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group stand guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don. (Reuters)

Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group stand guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don. (Reuters)

Smoke from fire rises above a burning fuel tank of an oil depot in Voronezh, Russia, June 24, 2023. Russia has allegedly been bombing oil depots in areas owned and controlled by the Wagnar group. (Reuters)

Emergencies ministry members can be seen working to extinguish fire at a burning fuel tank of an oil depot in Voronezh, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Reuters)

A man greets fighters of Wagner private mercenary group outside a local circus near the headquarters of the Southern Military District controlled by Wagner soldiers in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. In the face of the Wagnar mutiny, several citizens of Rostov have rose up to support the mercenary group in their deicison and effort to takeover the Russian military. (Reuters)

A man poses for a picture with a fighter of Wagner private mercenary group near the headquarters of the Southern Military District controlled by Wagner soldiers in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Reuters)