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SHOCKING: 5 - What They Never Told You

Shoigu: Who is the Russian defence chief, detested by Wagner?

The general was once seen as being President Putin’s successor. Now his credibility is in question, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

The key players in last weekend's armed rebellion in Russia

Key players in events stemming from last weekend's armed rebellion in Russia include mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and Gen. Sergei Surovikin

The Independent UK

EU officials concerned over Russian threat with a ‘weaker Putin’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells EU summit that turmoil for Putin in Russia was advantageous to the West.

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Wallace would support Ukraine being fast-tracked through Nato accession

The Defence Secretary said Sweden and Finland’s quick progress ‘opened a very fair question’ about whether Kyiv should be given similar treatment.

The Independent UK

After last weekend's abortive rebellion in Russia, the fate of some top generals is unknown

Russia’s president has succeeded in exiling Wagner mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny last week, but the fate of several top generals is still unclear

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: Wagner mercenaries will no longer fight in Ukraine; Putin greets crowds in rare walkabout – as it happened

Group’s chief refuses to sign contracts with Kremlin, says head of Duma defence committee; Russian president poses for selfies in Dagestan

The Guardian - AU

Russian general who may have known about Wagner mutiny goes missing

US intelligence claims Gen Sergei Surovikin, who has close ties to Yevgeny Prigozhin, had prior knowledge of uprising

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As Wagner troops marched on Moscow, Ukraine made further gains

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position weakened by the Wagner Group’s mutiny amid Ukraine war, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Prigozhin ‘aimed to capture Russian generals’

WASHINGTON: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin aimed to detain the heads of the Russian military in last week’s mutiny, but they discovered his planned rebellion early and avoided capture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Humiliated Putin in countdown to the end as Wagner coup shows he 'can't be saved'

Though the Wagner coup over the weekend was over in a matter of hours, it was the strongest challenge against Vladimir Putin and his leadership in his 20 years in office - and it's a challenge that he will be unable to ride out, according to senior Ukrainian officials

Daily Mirror

Putin's defence chief Shoigu survived Wagner’s challenge – but for how long?

Russia’s embattled defence minister was in the hot seat long before Yevgeny Prigozhin sent his Wagner mercenaries racing to Moscow on a stated mission to oust him. The latter’s failure shows President Vladimir Putin is unwilling to sacrifice his long-time confidant – at least for now.

France 24

Commentary: The Wagner mutiny leaves Putin a naked emperor

The mutiny by caterer Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner mercenary army ended on Saturday before it really began. Prigozhin apparently has been persuaded to desist by Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus, who agreed to let him move to his country, presumably with part of his fighting force. But his escapade’s consequences…

Tribune News Service

Who is Sergei Shoigu? Military commander at centre of Russia Wagner crisis

Defence minister shown speaking to troops and making helicopter visit

The Independent UK

Live Updates | Fallout from Russian mercenary armed revolt

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster

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Russian PM calls on country to unite behind Vladimir Putin

Mikhail Mishustin says Russia has faced ‘a challenge to its stability’ after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny

Bangkok Post

What Wagner's revolt means to Putin's war

The Don is a much bigger river than the Rubicon, but Yevgeny Prigozhin and his army crossed it anyway on Friday.

The Conversation

Putin seriously weakened by Wagner Group mutiny – but it was a missed opportunity for Ukraine too

Blink and you could have missed it. Within 36 hours, the challenge mounted against the Kremlin by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary private military company the Wagner Group, was over. On Friday June 23 2023, Prigozhin ordered 25,000 of his troops on to a “march for justice”, which…

The Guardian - UK

The Wagner uprising: 24 hours that shook Russia

Driven by his feud with the defence minister, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion has petered out … for now

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Open rebellion against Russia may be Wagner chief Prigozhin’s last stand

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin triggered a crisis in Russia on Saturday with an armed rebellion headed to Moscow. But by the following day, the 62-year-old mercenary leader appeared to have played all of his cards and now faces a negotiated exile in Belarus along with some of his troops.

The Conversation

Wagner's rebellion may have been thwarted, but Putin has never looked weaker and more vulnerable

It is increasingly clear that a rattled Vladimir Putin’s political end is approaching. All that really matters now is whether it comes sooner or later.

France 24

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner boss who led an armed rebellion in Russia

The head of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said overnight he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust Russia’s defence minister. The 62-year-old's open challenge to Moscow’s military comes after months of growing tensions over the conduct of the…

Manchester Evening News

Mercenary leader defends ‘patriots’ as forces enter key Russian city

Putin earlier warned: “All those who prepared the rebellion will suffer inevitable punishment"

Wales Online

'Civil war' breaks out in Russia as mercenaries and army clash say reports

Some local outlets said three helicopters has been shot down and Vladimir Putin described the attack as 'a stab in the back'

Dynamite News

Russia fears mutiny; Accuses mercenary force 'Wagner Group' of armed uprising

In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin was taking the threat, riot police and the National Guard have been scrambled to tighten security at key facilities in Moscow. Read further on Dynamite News:

The New Daily

‘We’ll head to Moscow’: Rebel mercenaries’ leader claims he controls Rostov inside Russia itself

Rebel Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin says he controls the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of a bid to oust the military leadership

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