After Prigozhin called for the dismantling of corrupt government, Russian regions began dismantling his advertising banners.
Press service of the mayor's office Yekaterinburg It took approximately 37 minutes to decide on the future of the banners advertising the Wagner PMC, according to posts on the local Telegram channel It's My City: at 11:30 Moscow time, officials stated journalists that “nothing is known yet regarding the removal of PMC advertising in the city,” and already at 12:07 promised remove it from the metro at least.
"They'll start taking down the posters tonight. For now, the banners are still up." - specifies the edition.
Furthermore, journalists are noting that the frequency of Wagner PMC advertisements on the city center's multimedia screen has decreased: previously, videos calling for mercenaries to become mercenaries ran almost continuously, but now they appear every 10 minutes.
Media reports that on the morning of June 24, banners advertising the PMC began to be removed Vladimirе, annexed Crimea и MoscowIn all three cases, the same video is published.
Also появились Footage of dismantled advertising in the city of Vladimir Alexandrov.
Wildberries service has started hide RIA Novosti reports that products with Wagner symbols have been removed from the platform. According to a source at the agency, such products will be completely removed from the platform in the near future. The same is happening on Ozon.
In addition, St. Petersburg's Fontanka сообщаетThe websites of Prigozhin's Patriot media group have become inaccessible. This may be due to the shutdown of servers seized by security forces during searches of Wagner centers across the country.
In recent months, advertisements calling for people to join the Wagner PMC have appeared on the streets of almost all Russian cities, in public transport, and even in receipts for utilities.
In addition, the founder of the PMC Yevgeny Prigogine actively visited Russian regions, held meetings with the local community and journalists.
