An extraordinary rebellion by the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group could trigger the gravest domestic crisis for Vladimir Putin since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine
The head of Wagner is no stranger to controversy.
His close relationship with the president - Prigozhin was dubbed"Putin's chef" because catering businesses he also owned provided food to the Kremlin - is thought to have protected him, enabling him to make remarks that would have seen others hauled off to jail.Parts of Bakhmut destroyed by the Wagner groupPrigozhin's anger erupted as he accused the Russian military of targeting his Wagner forces in Ukraine with airstrikes and artillery.
But Prigozhin vowed revenge saying:"There are 25,000 of us and we are going to figure out why chaos is happening in the country."
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