The Russian army is currently conducting “combat” operations in the Voronezh regionlocated on the border with Ukraine about 500 kilometers south of Moscow, under the counter-terror operation regime imposed after the armed insurgency by the mercenary group Wagner.

“In the context of the anti-terrorist operation on the territory of the Voronezh region, the armed forces of the Russian Federation are conducting the necessary operational and combat actions,” explained in a Telegram post governor of Alexander Gusev.

Reports indicate that an oil tank exploded, a Russian Antonov jet was shot down, killing three, while an air raid siren sounded in the village of Rohachivka, and local residents are rushing away.

Voronezh is located midway between Moscow and the southern Russian city of Rostov, where Wagner said early this morning that she had taken control of military infrastructure and was heading for the Russian capital.

Earlier today, a Russian security source also told Reuters that Wagner fighters had taken control of military installations in the city of Voronezh. Reuters was unable to independently verify this information.