Moscow, June 24 (FN Agency) Anti-terrorist measures are being taken in the Russian capital of Moscow aimed at strengthening security and additional control has been introduced on the city roads, Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Saturday. “In connection with the received information, anti-terrorist measures are being taken in Moscow aimed at strengthening security. Additional control on the roads has been introduced. The holding of mass public events could be restricted. Please be considerate of the measures taken,” Sobyanin said on Telegram on Saturday morning. Security and anti-terrorism measures have also been introduced in the Moscow Region, regional Governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Telegram on Saturday, adding that additional road checks in the southern direction were possible. Vorobyov called on people to refrain from personal trips outside the region.
Rostov regional Governor Vasily Golubev has called on residents to avoid travelling to the center of Rostov-on-Don and to stay at home if possible. Security measures have also been strengthened in Russia’s Lipetsk Region and residents have been asked to refrain from travelling in the southern direction. The Voronezh regional government said on Telegram on Saturday morning that a military convoy was moving along the M-4 Don highway. On Friday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) opened a criminal case for inciting armed mutiny over statements made on behalf of the head of the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), Yevgeny Prigozhin. The FSB said that there was a threat of escalation on Russian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry said that social media reports about alleged Russian military strikes on camps belonging to PMC Wagner were not true.