What’s Happening With Wagner in Russia?

Putin is facing the most serious threat since he took power in 2000 as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin turns on Russia’s military establishment

Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin and his fighters at Russia’s military headquarters for southern Russia in the city of Rostov, in an image from a video. REUTERS

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to put down what he called an armed rebellion after the founder of the Wagner mercenary group turned on Russia’s military command. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a one-time Putin confidant, took over the military headquarters for southern Russia in the city of Rostov, saying the Russian military had killed “an enormous amount” of his troops in airstrikes at Wagner camps.

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