A chaotic armed rebellion that threatened the longstanding leadership of Russian President Vladimir Putin began Friday and appeared to have been quelled by Saturday evening. Here's how the news unfolded.
, began in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Forces loyal to Prigozhin marched toward Moscow, before turning back Saturday night.Prigozhin threatens rebellion
A late-night statement from Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov suggested that the Kremlin considered Wagner Group's move into Rostov-on-Don, a key Russian city close to the border with Ukraine, to be a "rebellion." The statement did not mention Prigozhin by name.Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are deployed in a street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023.
Forces loyal to Prigozhin began traveling north "almost certainly aiming to get to Moscow," the U.K. Ministry of Defense said onPrigozhin's rebellion amounted to the "most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times," the ministry said.
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