Military vehicles including tanks and covered trucks were filmed traveling along the M4 highway in Lipetsk Oblast towards Moscow.
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Mediazona reported that military vehicles were proceeding along the M4 highway towards Moscow, with a video provided by a subscriber showing several tanks and covered trucks in Lipetsk Oblast.
Wagner Group vehicles moved through Lipetsk Oblast en route to Moscow.
Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov confirmed Wagner vehicles were in the region.
Prigozhin's forces continued advancing northwards towards Moscow meeting some resistance from regular troops along the way. They bypassed Yelets in the Lipetsk region and are believed to be some 350 kilometers south of Moscow.
Columns of PMC Wagner were spotted in the Lipetsk region of the Russian Federation.
The operative headquarters of the Lipetsk region recommended that residents not leave their homes and refrain from traveling.
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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:10.529Z
Source story: 7408332