Russian mercenary leader says revolt sought to save Wagner, not overthrow government

at the moment when it realised that it would have to confront waiting Russian troops, and that blood would inevitably be shed, he said, reiterating an assertion he made on Saturday.

Prigozhin, a former close ally of President Vladimir Putin, stressed that Wagner had not spilt a drop of blood on the ground during its northward march, but regretted that his fighters had had to kill Russian servicemen who attacked their convoy from helicopters. He also once more complained about a military order that all volunteer units including Wagner are meant to sign by Jul 1 placing themselves under the control of Russia's Defence Ministry."The aim of the march was to avoid the destruction of Wagner," he said.that brought the mutiny to an end.

The Kremlin said on Saturday that the deal had included dropping a criminal case against Prigozhin andPrigozhin, who was last seen in public being driven in a sport utility vehicle out of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday evening, did not say where he was when he recorded his statement.

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