Russian mercenary chief leads armed rebellion, vows to topple country's military leaders

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Wagner mercenary group declares war on Russian army, vows to topple military leaders | TheCable

June 24, 2023 8:16 AMYevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner Group, a private army in Russia, has mobilised his troops against the country’s military and President Vladmir Putin.

“Those who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished. I’m asking: no one resist,” Prigozhin said. Prigozhin also accused Russia’s military of fabricating stories about its invasion of Ukraine, adding that Russia was experiencing a lot of setbacks on the battlefield and would have avoided the war if they agreed to negotiations with the Ukrainian president.

 

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