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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dasha Litvinova

Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky

PRIGOZHIN PRESS SERVICE

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren't so lucky.

On Tuesday, Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into last week's revolt, with no charges against Prigozhin or any of the other participants, even though about a dozen Russian troops were killed in clashes.

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