Wagner recruitment centers resume work in Russian cities of Tyumen and Novosibirsk, state media reports

Wagner Group recruitment centers in the Russian cities of Tyumen and Novosibirsk have resumed recruiting fighters, according to Russian state media on Monday, following temporary closures over the weekend due to the armed Wagner Group rebellion.

"The recruitment center for PMC 'Wagner' fighters in Tyumen has resumed its work as normal," an employee of the center told TASS. 

The Wagner recruitment center in Novosibirsk, in southern Siberia, also resumed work on Monday, according to state media. 

"A TASS correspondent reports that advertising posters have been hung back up again at the entrance to the center located in the center of Novosibirsk. On Saturday, the banners were removed, the center stopped working," TASS reported. 

The Wagner Group center in St. Petersburg also told CNN on Monday that the center "continues to operate as usual in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation."