US EditionRussia opens criminal case against Wagner chief for inciting armed rebellion
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of launching a deadly missile strike on his troops.
- Prigozhin has become increasingly critical of Russia's military leadership and vowed to "march for justice".
- The FSB, Russia's security services, have opened a criminal case against Prigozhin and called on Wagner fighters to disobey his orders and take steps to apprehend him, while the Russian authorities deny the strike and demand that he halt his "illegal actions.
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Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren’t so lucky. On Tuesday, Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into last week’s revolt, with no charges against Prigozhin or any of the other participants, even though about a dozen Russian troops were …
Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren’t so lucky. On Tuesday, Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into last week’s revolt, with no charges against Prigozhin or any of the other participants, even though about a dozen Russian troops were …
Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military — and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren’t so lucky. On Tuesday, Russia’s main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into last week’s revolt, with no charges against Prigozhin or any of the other participants, even though about a dozen Russian troops were …
Wagner chief walks free after armed revolt. Other Russians defying the Kremlin aren’t so lucky
Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin led an armed rebellion against the Russian military - and walked free. Others who merely voiced criticism against the Kremlin weren't so lucky.
The leader of the paramilitary group Wagner and his troops are said to have taken Rostov-on-Don, the nerve center of military command. Vladimir Putin promised to “punish traitors.”
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