Mishustin instructed Khusnullin to oversee the restoration of roads after Prigozhin’s rebellion

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, at a meeting with deputy prime ministers, said that on June 24 an attempt was made to destabilize the situation in the country. According to him, the members of the Cabinet were in their places, “acted clearly and harmoniously.” Mishustin instructed Marat Khusnullin to control the issue of restoring roads after the situation with the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin.

“Today Russia is going through an important period in its history. As the president noted, practically the entire military, economic, information machine of the West is directed against us. In fact, there is a struggle for the right to choose their own path based on national interests for the benefit of their people. The main thing is to ensure the sovereignty and independence of our country, the security and well-being of citizens,” said Mr. Mishustin.

According to Mikhail Mishustin, taking into account the above conditions, the factor of consolidation of the entire society is especially important. “We need to act together, as one team, and maintain the unity of all, rallying around the president,” he added.

In particular, in order to eliminate the consequences of the “justice march” announced on June 24 by the founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin, Mikhail Mishustin instructed Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin to take control of the restoration of roads. “Marat Shakhibzyanovich, on your line, please take control, respectively, of the restoration of road facilities. I know that you are already doing this,” the prime minister said at the meeting. The mayor of Rostov-on-Don previously reported damage to 10,000 square meters by tanks. m of roadway.

Answering a question from Mr. Mishustin about the measures taken by the Deputy Prime Ministers to stabilize the situation on June 24, Tatyana Golikova said that all medical and social organizations, including in Rostov-on-Don, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Tula regions, as well as in new regions Russia, worked regularly.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said that, “despite the emergency situation,” industrial and trade enterprises worked smoothly. According to him, organizations were taken under special control, where in the event of an emergency, man-made accidents could occur. Also, Mr. Manturov said that in the southern regions of the country there was an increase in demand for certain categories of goods, but no restrictions on the sale were introduced.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Andrey Belousov said that against the backdrop of the events of June 24, the demand for cash in Russia increased by 30%, and in the southern regions – by 70-80%. “In the Voronezh, Rostov, Lipetsk regions, as well as in large cities, demand has grown by about 70-80%. But thanks to the rather precise work of the Bank of Russia, despite the fact that the volume of cash currency reinforcement has tripled, it was possible to completely avoid any violations of the regular situation. Already on Sunday, demand began to wane, and now the situation has completely stabilized,” he added.

According to Dmitry Chernyshenko, there were no problems in the operation of communication facilities and critical infrastructure over the weekend. Currently, they are all operating normally. Also, there were no sharp fluctuations in prices for accommodation and flights within Russia.

Alexander Novak, in turn, announced an increase in demand for fuel at gas stations in the southern regions of Russia over the weekend. “But all needs were covered. The fuel and energy complex of Russia worked in the normal mode over the weekend. Fuel prices in Russia are stable, oil product stocks exceed 15 days,” he said. At the same time, Mr. Novak noted that four technological violations in the electric power industry were recorded in the Voronezh region, as a result of which 1.8 thousand people were left without electricity. The power supply has now been restored.

On the evening of June 23, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced a “march of justice” against Moscow. The Russian authorities considered this an armed rebellion and opened a criminal case. On the evening of June 24, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that he had managed to reach an agreement with Yevgeny Prigozhin. The soldiers went to field camps, Mr. Prigozhin himself must was to go to Belarus. According to Kommersant’s sources, the case of organizing an armed rebellion (Article 279 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) against Yevgeny Prigozhin and has not been terminated.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Disarmed rebellion”.