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‘We’ll head to Moscow’: Rebel mercenaries’ leader claims he controls Rostov inside Russia itself

Rebel Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin says he controls the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of a bid to oust the military leadership

The New Daily · Jun 24, 2023

Rostov-on-Don: why has Russian city been targeted by Wagner group?

Mercenary force’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claims his fighters are in control of the city’s military sites

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Happy endings: the Ukrainian boy stranded in a basement who you helped to escape

After Russia invaded Ukraine, Tymofiy was the only child left in his village. Guardian readers played a vital role in bringing him to safety

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Wagner chief claims to have seized military sites in Rostov as Moscow implements anti-terror measures

Yevgeny Prigozhin says his fighters will march on capital unless military leaders come to him in extraordinary escalation of tensions

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023

Why Wagner mercenary force has moved against Russia’s military

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin claims his fighters are not involved in a military coup but ‘a march of justice’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2023

Albanese says Russia should withdraw from Ukraine; Australia sanctions three MH17 culprits – as it happened

Australian prime minister says ‘it is Russia and its involvement that keeps this war going’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Wagner chief urging uprising against Russia has long ties to Putin

Once a low-profile businessman who benefited from having President Vladimir Putin as a powerful patron, Yevgeny Prigozhin moved into the global spotlight with Russia’s war in Ukraine

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023

Prigozhin, the mercenary chief urging an uprising against Russia's generals, has long ties to Putin

Long a low-profile Russian businessman, mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has taken the spotlight in Russia

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023

🔴 Live: Wagner chief to leave Russia, charges against his mercenaries will be dropped

Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Saturday that a contingent of his fighters who advanced towards Moscow in what he described as a rebellion against Russian military leaders would turn back to avoid bloodshed, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power. In a deal brokered by…

France 24 · Jun 24, 2023

Who are Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner mercenary group

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but the Wagner leader’s threats against the country’s military leadership show tensions escalating to an alarming extent

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023