- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the Russian Armed Forces have received the necessary order to neutralize those who organized the armed rebellion of the Wagner private military group.

- Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin rejected Putin's accusation of "treason," saying members of the private military group are "patriots."

- Prigozhin accused the Russian military of launching a deadly missile strike on his troops on Friday, a claim the Russian Defense Ministry has denied.

- Security in Moscow and other regions in Russia has been tightened amid the escalating situation.