June 23rd
8:52 PM, Russian Special Forces (SOF) units are pulled into the city of Rostov to detain Wagner PMCs and arrest Prigozhin.
Russian MOD Strikes Wagner
9:21 PM: Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) forces missile strike a Wagner PMC field base, unknown number of casualties, eyewitnesses claim “many,” Prigozhin would later claim "over 2,000."
9:26 PM: Evgeny Prigozhin, CEO of Wagner PMC, issues a direct threat to the Russian MOD through their official Telegram channel.
10:34 PM: Russian MOD declares Prigozhin a foreign agent.
10:39 PM: Russian Defense Ministry raises the Russian National Guard for “yellow” combat readiness in Moscow.
10:52 PM: Ukrainian soldiers along the frontline in Bakhmut report numerous instances of Wagner PMCs opening fire on Russian Armed Forces (RAF) under the MOD.
11:02 PM: Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee initiates a criminal case against Prigozhin over “incitement to an armed rebellion.”
11:08 PM: Rostov forces are issued to a high alert.
11:58 PM: Operation: Fortress enacted by the Russian MOD in Moscow.
June 24th
12:10 PM: Russian Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) are seen moving into Rostov.
Wagner Convoy Enters Russia
12:24 PM: First reports of a 50 km long Wagner PMC column of tanks, APCs, armored vehicles and personal vehicles has reached the Russian border from Donetsk, and crossed a checkpoint at Novoshakhtinskaya, reportedly heading for Novocherkassk for fuel next.
12:25 PM: General Surovikin of the Russian MOD, located within Rostov, records a plea to Wagner PMC to cease its plan so they can come to an agreement.
12:12 PM: The official Wagner Telegram channel issues the statement, “Begin.”
12:24 PM: Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev of the Russian MOD, also located within Rostov, records another plea, stating he respects Wagner but that his actions will weaken Russia and he is backstabbing his own country.
12:36 PM: Russian APCs and troop transports begin to be spotted moving along streets in Moscow.
12:49 PM: A private jet belonging to Belarus’ dictator Lukashenko departs Minsk.
1:17 AM: First documented clash between Wagner PMCs and the Russian Guard. Reports of sustained gunfire between two groups of vehicles across the highway, next to a number of Cossack communities.
1:29 AM: Russian MOD blocks internet access in Moscow.
1:51 AM: Russian police begin to set up roadblocks around Moscow.
2:00 AM: Russian MOD urges Wagner PMCs to ignore Prigozhin’s orders and arrest him.
Moscow Goes on Lockdown
2:06 AM: Russian MOD officially declares a mandatory lockdown within Moscow and shuts down the country’s primary internet provider. Internet outage results in little to no information for a time coming out of Russia.
3:02 AM: Russian MOD gives orders to its air force to open fire on Wagner convoys to prevent their advancement to Rostov. Rumors of pilots refusing.
3:05 AM: Russian MOD bans Prigozhin and Wagner PMC from Russian Facebook.
3:08 AM: First confirmable footage of the Wagner convoy outside of Rostov, showing dozens of APCs and personnel carriers.
3:22 AM: Russian MOD begins to enact roadblocks outside of Rostov.
3:25 AM: Rostov’s mayor, Glavny, issues a statement to his residents that everything is fine and police have set up roadblocks as part of a training exercise, and gives “official” orders for everyone to go to sleep.
Wagner Convoy Continues to Rostov
3:32 AM: Consolidated footage shows the Wagner convoy had unimpeded control of the following areas north and northeast of Rostov in Russia by this time.
3:48 AM: First footage of a firefight emerges between Wagner and Russian troops, showing sustained gunfire across the M4 highway just outside of Rostov.
4:04 AM: First footage of a Russian Air Force (RAF) KA-52 helicopter being shot down outside of Rostov by Wagner PMCs, supposedly utilizing NATO anti-air systems captured in Bakhmut.
4:17 AM: Wagner convoy passes without resistance through a roadblock outside of Rostov.
4:28 AM: Prigozhin claims credit for downing a Russian helicopter, stating it was firing on civilians.
4:38 AM: Numerous KA-52 helicopters are spotted flying over Rostov in the direction of the Wagner convoy.
4:52 AM: First footage of tanks entering Rostov suburban streets emerges.
4:54 AM: Russian police forces in Moscow begin to restrict travel heavily on the outskirts of the city.
4:55 AM: Lukashenko’s private jet avoids south Russian airspace and enters Turkish airspace before turning off its transponder.
Wagner Takes Rostov
5:01 AM: Wagner convoy reaches the city center of Rostov and begins to surround the headquarters of the Southern Military District.
5:05 AM: Tanks begin to arrive to the headquarters and point their barrels at the General’s office.
5:16 AM: Wagner PMCs begin to number in the hundreds outside of the headquarters.
5:18 AM: Wagner PMCs storm the headquarters, footage showing dozens of troops entering the primary building.
5:25 AM: Prigozhin announces a second RAF KA-52 helicopter has been shot down outside of Rostov after firing on Wagner’s convoy.
5:33 AM: Wagner PMCs capture the Russian Interior Ministry office in Rostov.
5:47 AM: Prigozhin announces the complete capture of the Russian city of Rostov.
6:34 AM: Russian MOD forces are spotted outside of Voronezh to the north moving towards Rostov to supposedly confront Wagner PMCs.
7:20 AM: RAF helicopters successfully destroy two Wagner vehicles in the convoy outside of Rostov, killing four Wagner PMCs.
7:31 AM: Prigozhin arrives at the headquarters in Rostov.
7:37 AM: Lukashenko’s private jet is confirmed to have landed in Turkey.
7:47 AM: Prigozhin gives a statement from Rostov, stating the Russian MOD Generals who had issued statements to him from Rostov fled the city by the time they arrived, and that Wagner PMC also controls Rostov’s airport to prevent further helicopter attacks. He states their problem is with the leadership of Russia, not its soldiers.
8:02 AM: Prigozhin has a meeting with the Russian MOD’s Deputy Minister Yunusbek Yevkurov in which he requests to speak with Russia’s General of Staff. He states Wagner PMC is not leaving, and they will take Russia back.
8:04 AM: Russian National Guard are seen entering Wagner PMC headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Wagner Convoy Departs Rostov for Voronezh
8:19 AM: Wagner convoy spotted leaving Rostov along the M4 highway heading north towards Voronezh.
8:33 AM: A third RAF KA-52 helicopter is downed in the Voronezh region after firing on the Wagner convoy.
8:59 AM: Footage shows Wagner convoy driving past Russian police forces waiting on the side of the road along the M4 highway.
9:00 AM: Putin addresses Russia.
9:09 AM: Russian MOD begins to set up significantly more roadblocks along all major roads in Russia between Moscow and Voronezh.
9:11 AM: Wagner PMCs in Rostov begin to rearrange equipment to defend rather than attack the city center.
9:42 AM: Wagner convoy is seen 50 km south of Voronezh beelining north for Moscow.
9:49 AM: Putin’s private plane leaves Moscow, headed for Ufa, Russia.
9:55 AM: 180 Russian National Guardsmen at the Bugaevka border crossing lay down their arms and allow the Wagner convoy to pass unimpeded.
9:59 AM: Wagner PMCs are seen setting up their own roadblocks outside of Rostov.
10:29 AM: Putin’s private plane leaves Ufa after 40 minutes, headed for Moscow.
10:46 AM: Prigozhin issues a statement to Russian MOD, “You have no idea how close we are to you. You shouldn’t have started this.”
Wagner Takes Voronezh
10:51 AM: Portion of the Wagner convoy consisting of 50 vehicles including tanks and APCs is seen exiting Voronezh from the north, continuing on towards Moscow.
10:56 AM: Russian police begin removing Wagner recruitment ads across Moscow.
11:22 AM: Russian Air Forces (RAF) successful strike a portion of the Wagner convoy on the M4 highway outside of Voronezh.
11:28 AM: Footage of a firefight between the Wagner convoy and Russian National Guardsmen is seen north of Voronezh.
11:29 AM: Wagner PMCs capture an oil depot outside of Voronezh.
11:34 AM: Other portions of the Wagner convoy are seen continuing on to Moscow out of Voronezh unimpeded.
11:38 AM: Wagner’s official telegram states, “The civil war has officially begun.”
11:39 AM: A fourth RAF KA-52 helicopter is shot down by the Wagner convoy outside of Voronezh.
11:51 AM: A RAF AN-26 troop transport is shot down by the Wagner convoy outside of Voronezh, reportedly containing 3 Russian MOD troops.
11:55 AM: Russian civilians in Rostov begin to confront and act belligerently towards Wagner PMCs in the city center. Russian civilians are seen fighting amongst each other, some defending the PMCs and others verbally attacking them.
12:08 AM: Conversion rates for the Russian Ruble skyrocket, costing 90 Rubles for 1 USD and over 100 Rubles for 1 Euro.
12:19 PM: Russian National Guardsmen are seen in control of Wagner PMC headquarters in St. Petersburg.
12:34 PM: Russian MOD troops take over the positions of roadblocks set up by police in Moscow.
12:36 PM: Voronezh oil depot held by Wagner PMC has exploded after an attack by a RAF KA-52 helicopter.
12:38 PM: DeepState official borders were updated showing Wagner's control of portions of Russia being greater than the regions of Ukraine that Russia controls.
12:40 PM: Russian MOD troops in Boguchar, north of Voronezh, fire on a civilian vehicle believing them to be Wagner, instead killing a man and injuring a woman and little girl.
12:43 PM: Russian MOD threatens to blow up three key bridges across the Oka River north of Voronezh if the Wagner convoy continues.
12:45 PM: Wagner PMCs have taken control of the Buturlinovka airfield outside of Voronezh. T-72 tanks and a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system were spotted among their equipment.
12:50 PM: First reports of Putin’s presidential helicopter leaving Moscow, reportedly heading towards his bunker in Valdai. Enormous troop movement by Russian MOD forces in and around the Moscow region.
12:51 PM: Reports of firefights between Wagner PMCs and Russian MODs in Rohachivka.
12:59 PM: First reports of rebellion in Minsk, Belarus as the public hears of Russia and their dictator’s fleeing of their country.
1:03 PM: Putin has reportedly spoken to both Lukashenko of Belarus and Tokayev of Kazakhstan to invoke the CSTO terms of support, requesting aid in defending Moscow. Tokayev gave a statement just moments later clarifying he refused to aid Putin.
1:11 PM: Footage shows a Russian MOD convoy moving towards Krasnodar.
1:13 PM: President Duda of Poland orders the Polish Army be put on high alert.
1:16 PM: Additional reports of civilian vehicles being targeted by Russian MOD troops mistakenly believing them to be Wagner.
1:26 PM: Dozens of dump trucks carrying sand have arrived in Moscow to aid in defensive construction.
1:31 PM: Wagner PMCs are seen planting mines along major roadways on the eastern side of Rostov.
1:37 PM: Footage shows some civilians in Rostov giving Wagner PMCs food.
Kadyrovites Threaten Wagner
1:44 PM: Kadyrov of the pro-Putin Chechens states he and his Kadyrovites are willing to employ the “harshest measures” to repel Wagner.
1:48 PM: Explosions reported at the Wagner headquarters in Rostov, civilians are seen fleeing the area. Early reports indicate the explosion was a package bomb intended to disperse the crowd around the headquarters.
2:11 PM: Kadyrov’s Akhmat unit is spotted driving into Rostov.
2:14 PM: Early reports of prisoner rebellions in numerous prisons in Moscow.
2:23 PM: Russian MOD troops begin preparing defensive positions outside of Moscow.
2:27 PM: A Kadyrovite convoy several kilometers long is seen approaching Rostov.
2:34 PM: Wagner convoy is seen crossing a barricade in Lipitsy, Novgorod.
2:42 PM: Putin’s private plane takes off from Moscow flying to St. Petersburg.
2:46 PM: RAF KA-52 destroys a Wagner transport truck carrying ATGMs outside of Voronezh.
3:11 PM: Russian MOD troops prepared sandbag defenses on the outskirts of Moscow.
3:24 PM: Kadyrovites are spotted closing in on Rostov.
Wagner Takes Lipitsk
3:25 PM: Wagner PMCs are confirmed to have taken Lipitsk and are advancing past Yelets, just 340 km from Moscow.
3:43 PM: Wagner convoy reaches Tula.
3:56 PM: First reports of Wagner arresting prison guards in the Rostov region and recruiting prisoners into their forces.
4:03 PM: A fifth Russian KA-52 helicopter is shot down by the Wagner convoy.
4:15 PM: Kadyrovites arrive in Aksai, 15 minutes from Rostov.
4:42 PM: Footage shows a Russian MOD roadblock completely removed with dump trucks driven into ditches to allow the Wagner convoy to continue.
4:51 PM: Russian MOD begin to dig trenches across the M4 highway to rip up the road rather than using artificial roadblocks.
6:12 PM: Russian MOD moves one of three bridges allowing access to Moscow from the south.
6:14 PM: Wagner PMCs begin to ask civilians to leave Rostov in anticipation of the arrival of Kadyrovites, who have held a position outside of the city.
7:00 PM: Major advances of the Wagner convoy towards Moscow.
7:14 PM: Minor firefight breaks out in Rostov between Wagner PMCs and Kadyrovites. Kadyrovites refuse to enter Rostov with a few detachments surrendering to Wagner PMCs.
7:18 PM: A detachment of Kadyrovites are seen in Kolomna heading towards Moscow.
8:01 PM: Russian MOD destroys a bridge north of Voronezh.
Wagner Retreats
8:28 PM: Rumors begin to spread of a peace deal being struck between Prigozhin and Putin, with Belarus’ Lukashenko acting as the mediator. Prigozhin initially denies these claims.
8:52 PM: Prigozhin announces the retreat of Wagner PMCs from Moscow. Initial rumors indicate that as part of the agreement reached, Prigozhin will have all charges dropped against him and will live in exile in Belarus, Wagner PMCs who didn’t partake in the convoy with sign new contracts with the MOD, while those that did will not be charged.
9:16 PM: Russian MOD troops are spotted refilling holes made in the M4 highway south of Moscow.
9:23 PM: Wagner PMCs in Rostov begin to pack up their equipment in the city center.
9:26 PM: Wagner PMCs are seen hugging residents of Rostov as they depart, with residents chanting “Wagner is power.”
9:27 PM: Russian MOD releases photos from the raided office of Prigozhin at the Wagner headquarters in St. Petersburg, showing falsified passports with fake names, 5 kg of gold, and numerous bags of various currencies.
9:28 PM: First reports of splinter groups within Wagner calling Prigozhin a traitor.
9:58 PM: Russian MOD reports a total of 12 Russian pilots were killed by the Wagner convoy in one day.
10:53 PM: Wagner PMCs are spotted leaving Rostov’s city center.
11:08 PM: Prigozhin is spotted departing the headquarters of the Southern Military District with the remaining Wagner PMCs in Rostov.
