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.Image by Wagner / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images
A Russian poses for a photo in front of the Wagner Group military vehicle en route to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. The Wagner columns were about 200 km away from Moscow, readying for a battle and bloodshed with the capital"s military divisions when, in an unexpected twist, they turned to head back to Rostov on a word from Prigozhin.Image by Feodor Larin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The body of a soldier is seen near a destroyed Russian tank in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 14, 2023. The reason that Wagner"s troops got this close to Russia"s capital was this: the reluctance to fight and respect on the part of Russian troops towards these fighters who had won the battles against Ukraine at Bakhmut and Soledar in Donetsk region, suffering a heavy loss of personnel for the Russians.Image by Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group on return to base, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko negotiated a peaceful compromise between the Russians and Wagner. The criminal case for inciting mutiny against Prigozhin would be withdrawn when he agreed to move to Belarus. The fighters are back in the bases, guaranteed to face no action. In the wake of their mutiny, Wagner"s future hangs in the balance.Image by Stringer / Reuters
