<p>The governor of Russia's Voronezh region said on Saturday that the army was taking "necessary military measures" in the region as part of a counter-terrorist operation declared after an armed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group.</p>.<p>Earlier on Saturday, a Russian security source told <em>Reuters </em>that Wagner fighters had taken control of military facilities in the city of Voronezh, about 500 km (310 miles) south of Moscow. <em>Reuters </em>could not independently confirm that assertion.</p>
<p>The governor of Russia's Voronezh region said on Saturday that the army was taking "necessary military measures" in the region as part of a counter-terrorist operation declared after an armed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group.</p>.<p>Earlier on Saturday, a Russian security source told <em>Reuters </em>that Wagner fighters had taken control of military facilities in the city of Voronezh, about 500 km (310 miles) south of Moscow. <em>Reuters </em>could not independently confirm that assertion.</p>