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
A video grab shared from Wagner's social media accounts shows their military convoy struck by a Russian airstrike. The Wagner formations were nearing Moscow when they were strafed by some Russian air force planes. In retaliation, the Wagner troops shot down six Russian helicopters and a surveillance plane, which was way more than what Russia lost in Ukraine in the war.
