Russia's Wagner: A mercenary army's mutinous march to Moscow to ask for justice
Wagner's twenty-four hours of rebellion had raised the spectre of a civil war in nuclear-armed Russia. The Russians are thankful that the mutiny ended in an agreement without bloodshed on Sunday. After all, Wagner's forces fought the bloodiest battles of the 16-month war in Ukraine for the Russians
Curated By:
Madhu Kapparath
This screengrab shows Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C) and officers looking at a map in an undisclosed location, his first public appearance since the Wagner mutiny on June 26, 2023. Wagner's war-weary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's decision to advance on Moscow was intended to remove corrupt and incompetent Russian commanders he blames for botching the war, resulting in the territory and military personnel losses.
