Russian tanks roll in on Moscow ‘to secure Kremlin’ amid fears shady Wagner group is launching COUP to overthrow Putin

COWERING despot Vladimir Putin deployed tanks on the streets of Moscow last night after mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to launch a coup. The bald-headed maniac blamed the Kremlin for a missile attack on a Wagner training camp in Bakhmut, Ukraine, which killed dozens. TwitterVladimir Putin has reportedly deployed tanks on the streets of Moscow[/caption] TwitterThe security beef up comes amid coup threats from the Wagner Group[/caption] APPutin’s FSB security service opened a criminal case against the Wagner group, it was reported[/caption] Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a tirade against Russian officialsAFP In a videotaped rant circulated on social media and broadcast to Russians after TV channels were apparently hacked, he vowed to deploy 25,000 soldiers to topple the country’s leadership. He said: “Those, who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished. “I’m asking, no one resist. “Everyone who will try to resist, we will consider them a danger and destroy them immediately, including any checkpoints on our way. “And any aviation that we see above our heads. “I’m asking everyone to remain calm, do not succumb to provocations, and remain in their houses. Ideally, those along our way, do not go outside.” A further message purported to be from the man once known as Putin’s Chef, due to his closeness to Russia’s dictator, read: “All patriots of Russia, true patriots of the country who know history and are not fans of the weak authorities that betrayed the interests of the state, come out into the streets, we’ll find you weapons. “This night we will settle the issue of traitors and criminals that brought shame upon Russia. Their names are Shoigu and Gerasimov. “(Defence minister) Shoigu will be hung on the Red Square and will lie in the Mausoleum with Lenin.” Russia’s FSB security service last night opened a criminal case against the Wagner group and raided its offices in St Petersburg, where Prigozhin was reported to have been just hours earlier. A spokesman for the spy and security service said branded the move a “stab in the back” and called on Wagner troops “not to make irrevocable mistakes, to stop all uses of force against the Russian people, not to carry out Prigozhin’s criminal and treasonous orders, and take steps to detain him.” Russia’s Prosecutor General meanwhile charged Prigozhin with “organizing an armed insurrection.” Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Russian president was “aware of the situation unfolding around Prigozhin.” He added: “All necessary measures are being taken.” Last night, tanks and armoured vehicles were seen on the streets of Rostov, an important military outpost in Russia, from where Prigozhin reportedly beleives the missile attack was personally directed by Shoigu. Roadblocks manned by special forces were set up around Moscow, as footage showed an armoured motorcade whisking Putin to the Kremlin for an emergency meeting. Footage also showed armoured vehicles racing to secure the Duma building, Russia’s parliament. More than 50,000 Wagner Group mercenaries are fighting in eastern UkraineEast2West