Vladimir Putin, Russian President
Dis na important moment for Russia 16-month full-scale war for Ukraine and potentially a challenge to Vladimir Putin grip on power.
Russian leader don accuse Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin of treason, e say im dey go armed rebellion and e call di move as "a stab for back of our country".
One of Russia most important figures, Prigozhin say im no dey plan " a military coup but na march for justice".
Wetin dey happun for Russia?
For months Prigozhin don play vital role for Russia military campaign for Ukraine, na im dey recruit thousands to im Wagner mercenary group, especially from Russian prison.
Im get dis long beef wit di way di military chiefs dey run di war, but dat now don enta anoda level.
Wagner forces don cross from occupied eastern Ukraine to di big southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, and dem claim say dem don take control of dia military facilities.
President Putin say di situation dey difficult but im promise to do eviritin to defend Russia.
Dis na coup?All tok of military coup no dey proper, na so Prigozhin claim.
But wetin wey start as I no go gree ova military failure to supply im mercenaries wit sufficient kit and ammunition now don spill ova into one direct challenge to di two mbe
n wey dey in charge of prosecuting di war - Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and armed forces chief Valery Gerasimov.
So far dis no be coup, as no attempt dey to seize power from di goment. But na attempt to bring down Russia top military men and therefore na challenge to di president authority.
Di whole Moscow region dey on alert under wetin dem call "counter-terrorist operation regime" and dem don cancel major events.
"We get about 25,000 of us," Prigozhin claim. "Everybody want, join us." Dat dey enough to threaten di president but na challenge to di military leadership.
Tori be say as e move im forces across di border to Rostov, e look like say im don surround di military HQ from wia di war dey happun, and im claim say both di minister and chief of staff don run.
How dis tin happun
Prigozhin na close ally of President Putin and im don shine under am, first as a wealthy businessman and den as a mercenary chief.
Im Wagner fighters don died in big numbers for di bitter campaign to seize Bakhmut for eastern Ukraine, wey don last for months without achieving anytin. Prigozhin blame di military top men for shell shortages, wit im graphic videos and social media rants e expose di failings and di weakness of Russia military in Ukraine.
Im never directly target im anger for di president, but im sarcastic references to "happy grandfather" many see as indirect criticism. Last month im ask how Russia fit win if e turn out say "dis grandfather na a complete arsehole".
Then, for one long outburst for June 23 im tell Russians say di whole justification for diar war na lie and na just an excuse for "one small group of scumbags" to promote themselves and deceive di public and president.
Events don move very quick since den
Prigozhin accuse di military of staging one deadly attack on im men for Ukraine, but di military don deny am and im fail to produce di kind of evidence wey im dey often bring out.
Late on Friday im announce say im "march for justice" dey go on. Im force of 25,000 go just be a "tactical reserve" and di whole of di army and di whole kontri go be dia strategic reserve.
Gen Sergei Surovikin, deputy commander of forces for Ukraine, don beg am to step back and submit to President Putin authority.
But by morning Prigozhin men don already reach Rostov: "We dey inside di [military] headquarters."
Na serious moment for Putin and Russia
Dis no be direct challenge to Russia war for Ukraine or di president leadership. But e dey serious, for di Russian leader to give a five-minute televised address.
Prigozhin don vow not just to set up camp for Rostov, but to head towards Moscow if im dem no meet im military demands.
Up until now na only di military im dey fight wit for increased weapons supplies, now im don take on di leadership itself.
Prigozhin get public support for Russia and, even if dis im challenge fall apart, dis na di very least a moment of crisis for di military wey dey rely on im mercenaries for Ukraine.
But dis na also important moment for Putin leadership and a wake-up call for Russians. Edey too early to know how e go end.
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