Wagner Group rebellion explained

Conflict:Wagner Group rebellion
Partof:the Wagner Group–MoD conflict during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date:
(1 day)
Place:Russia
Result:Wagner mercenaries halt advance after ~23 hours and begin withdrawing at 11:00 p.m. local time (see:)
Combatant1: PMC Wagner
Combatant2: Russia
Commander1: Yevgeny Prigozhin
Strength1:8,000–25,000
Strength2:Unknown
Casualties1:2 killed
Several wounded
5 vehicles destroyed
Casualties2:13–29 killed[1] [2]
1–6 helicopter(s) shot down
1 Il-22M airborne command-center plane shot down
2 vehicles captured

On 23 June 2023, the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, engaged in a major uprising against the Government of Russia. It marked the climax of the Wagner Group–Ministry of Defense conflict, which had begun about six months earlier. Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who had been leading Wagner Group activities in Ukraine, stood down after reaching an agreement a day later.

Amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[3] Prigozhin had come to publicly express his resentment towards Minister of Defence Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov; he frequently blamed both men for Russia's military inadequacies, especially during the Wagner-led Battle of Bakhmut, and accused them of handing over "Russian territories" to the Ukrainians.[4] He portrayed the Wagner Group's rebellion as his response to the Russian Armed Forces allegedly attacking and killing hundreds of his Wagner mercenaries, which the Russian government denied. Characterizing it as a "march of justice" against the Russian military establishment, he demanded that Shoigu and Gerasimov be removed from their positions,[5] and eventually stated that Russia's justification for attacking Ukraine was a lie.[6] In the early morning of 24 June, President of Russia Vladimir Putin appeared in a televised address to denounce the Wagner Group's actions as treason before pledging to quell their uprising.[7]

Wagner mercenaries first seized Rostov-on-Don, where the Southern Military District is headquartered, while an armored column of theirs advanced through Voronezh Oblast and towards Moscow. Armed with mobile anti-aircraft systems, they repelled the Russian military's aerial attacks, which ultimately failed to deter the Wagner column's progress. Ground defenses were concentrated on the approach to Moscow, but before Wagner Group could reach them, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko brokered a settlement with Prigozhin, who subsequently agreed to halt the rebellion. In the late evening of 24 June, Wagner troops abandoned their push to Moscow and those who remained in Rostov-on-Don began withdrawing.

In accordance with Lukashenko's agreement, Russia's Federal Security Service, which had initiated a case to prosecute the Wagner Group for armed rebellion against the Russian state under Article 279 of the Criminal Code, dropped all charges against Prigozhin and his Wagner fighters on 27 June. By the end of the hostilities, at least thirteen Russian soldiers had been killed and several Wagner mercenaries had been injured; Prigozhin stated that two defectors from the Russian military had been killed on Wagner's side as well.[8] On 23 August 2023, exactly two months after the rebellion, Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash alongside other senior Wagner officials.

Background

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group

In the early 1990s, Prigozhin, having served a decade in prison before embarking on an entrepreneurial career, emerged as a prominent figure in Saint Petersburg's business life, gaining recognition for a string of highly regarded restaurants. This connection facilitated a financial association with Putin, who was actively engaged in municipal politics during that period.[9] [10] Prigozhin gradually evolved into a trusted and intimate confidant of Putin, forging a close personal bond.[11]

In 2014, Prigozhin founded the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company. Despite the legal prohibition of private military companies in Russia, Wagner operated unimpeded with implicit endorsement and funding from the Russian government.[12] [13] Many analysts have said the government employed Wagner services to allow for plausible deniability and obscure the actual toll in terms of casualties and financial costs of Russia's foreign interventions.[14]

Serving as a tool of Russian foreign and military policy, Wagner emerged as a formidable combat force in various regions, including the Donbas conflict.[15] It played a significant role during Russia's military intervention in the Syrian civil war, providing support to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad,[16] [17] and has participated in conflicts in Mali, Libya, and the Central African Republic. Wagner has garnered infamy due to its ruthless methods and participation in war crimes throughout Africa, the Middle East, and Ukraine, perpetrating atrocities with impunity.[18] [19]

The group maintains close ties with multiple African governments, enjoying considerable autonomy to exploit the natural resources of these nations in return for supporting local forces in their battle against anti-government rebels.[20] [21] Wagner's economic endeavors in Africa witnessed an upward trajectory even amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the funds generated were channeled towards financing the conflicts in Ukraine and other regions.

Internal tensions during the invasion of Ukraine

See also: Wagner Group activities in Ukraine.

Order to integrate Wagner

In mid-June 2023, the MoD ordered Wagner to sign contracts with the military before 1 July. This move effectively integrated Wagner as a subordinate unit within the regular command structure, thereby diminishing the influence of Prigozhin. However, Prigozhin declined to sign the agreement, alleging incompetence on the part of Shoigu.[22] [23] Reports from the independent Russian news outlet Meduza indicated that this development would undermine Prigozhin's hold over Wagner and jeopardize the group's profitable operations in Africa.[24] Prigozhin unsuccessfully attempted to circumvent the order for Wagner's subordination while intensifying his criticism of the MoD. He went as far as advocating for the execution of Shoigu and hinting at a potential popular uprising against inept officials. Prigozhin believed that Putin would ultimately side with him in his struggle against the MoD if he launched a mutiny.[25] [26]

Planning the rebellion

U.S. intelligence agencies observed a gradual accumulation of Wagner forces near the Russian border along with evidence of Wagner stockpiling equipment and resources in preparation for the rebellion. Although they obtained information regarding the where and how of the planned rebellion, the exact timing remained unknown. Western intelligence agencies reportedly uncovered the plan through communications intercepts and satellite image analysis. Several weeks prior to the actual event, U.S. intelligence started foreseeing a significant Wagner insurrection[27] and obtained solid evidence of the imminent rebellion before 21 June. Prigozhin seemed to have set the plan in motion following the MoD decision on 10 June, which would effectively integrate Wagner forces into the regular military. The foreign intelligence findings indicate that the revolt was planned in advance, contradicting Prigozhin's claim that the decision to rebel was made on 23 June.[28]

Anonymous U.S. officials later disclosed to The New York Times that Army General Sergey Surovikin had prior knowledge of the planned rebellion. Surovikin had acted as an intermediary between Prigozhin and the military hierarchy[29] and was perceived to have close ties to Prigozhin. CNN obtained documents that indicated Surovikin had a personal registration number with Wagner and held a covert VIP membership within the group, alongside at least 30 other high-ranking Russian military and intelligence officials.[30] Additionally, there were indications that other generals may have lent their support to the uprising. U.S. officials asserted that Prigozhin would not have instigated the rebellion unless he harbored the belief that he had backing from specific sectors within the Russian power structure.

According to disclosures by Western officials to the The Wall Street Journal, the Russian Federal Security Service discovered the plan two days before it was scheduled to be executed. The discovery of the plan led to the premature start of the rebellion. Prigozhin intended to capture Defense Minister Shoigu and chief of general staff Gerasimov during their planned joint visit to the southern region of Russia that borders Ukraine and Western officials said the plan had a good chance of success had it not been discovered, leading Prigozhin to improvise an alternative plan. Western officials said intelligence findings indicated that Prigozhin's plan rested on his belief that a part of the armed forces would join the rebellion, and that they believed Prigozhin had informed some senior military offices about his plan. Commander of the Russian National Guard Viktor Zolotov has claimed that Russian authorities learned about the planned rebellion and that it would be executed between 22 and 25 June.[31] According to anonymous accounts conveyed by Meduza, it's possible that the security services "didn't have the nerve to tell the president that something's up with Prigozhin [...] because if they reported the problem, decisions would have to be made. And how would you make that decision?" According to Meduza's sources, after Prigozhin failed to evade the order to integrate Wagner into the regular military, "Some bad foreboding spread in the air, that something was about to happen." Kremlin officials "talked about it in meetings, and came to the conclusion that [Prigozhin] is a daring opportunist who doesn't play by the rules. When it came to the risk of an armed insurrection, they thought it was nil." Consequently, they believed Prigozhin's announcement of an uprising to be a bluff intended to extract concessions, only realizing the seriousness of the situation once Wagner captured Rostov-on-Don.[32] Lukashenko has said that both he and Putin had "slept through this situation" and that both "thought it would fizzle out on its own [when it started to develop]".[33]

The Moscow Times reported that hours before his announcement of the rebellion, Prigozhin was secretly planning to attend a roundtable discussion in the State Duma opened by A Just Russia – For Truth leader Sergei Mironov in which MPs criticized the Kremlin's handling of the war effort in Ukraine. It added that Prigozhin was supposed to give a harsh criticism of the Russian military leadership from the Duma's chamber in a final attempt to win back Putin's approval. However, his plans were canceled at the last minute without explanation.[34]

Rebellion

Prigozhin's statements

Rebukes of the government and allegation of an attack on Wagner

In a video released on 23 June 2023, Prigozhin claimed that the government's justifications for invading Ukraine were based on falsehoods, and that the invasion was designed to further the interests of Russian elites.[35] He accused the MoD of attempting to deceive the public and the president by portraying Ukraine as an aggressive and hostile adversary which, in collaboration with NATO, was plotting an attack on Russian interests. Specifically, he denied that any Ukrainian escalation took place prior to 24 February 2022, which was one of the central points of Russian justification for the war.[36] Prigozhin alleged that Shoigu and the "oligarchic clan" had personal motives for initiating the war.[37] Furthermore, he asserted that the Russian military command intentionally concealed the true number of soldiers killed in Ukraine, with casualties reaching up to 1,000 on certain days.[38]

In an effort to create a pretext for rebellion,[39] [40] later on 23 June, Prigozhin amplified a video that had already been circulating in Wagner-associated Telegram channels that reportedly showed the aftermath of a missile strike on a Wagner rear camp. Prigozhin accused the Russian MoD of conducting the strike, which he claimed killed 2,000 of his fighters.[41] [42] [43] [44] The MoD denied the allegations of attacking Wagner's rear camps,[45] and the Institute for the Study of War was unable to confirm the veracity of the video, noting that it "may have been manufactured for informational purposes".

Other observers have also questioned the veracity of the video: Meduza, in its 24 June investigation, claimed that the video of the missile attack on the Wagner camp was staged, citing the unusual behavior of the men filming and inconsistencies in the footage with what the aftermath of a large explosion would look like.[46] Georgy Aleksandrov, a war correspondent for Novaya Gazeta Europe, also thought that the video of the aftermath of the shelling did not look credible, noting "There are no obvious craters from the hits. No obvious body fragments. No general smoke. The fires don't look like remnants from rocket impacts."[47]

Call to rebellion

Prigozhin declared the start of an armed conflict against the Ministry of Defence in a message posted on his press service's Telegram channel. He called upon individuals interested in joining the conflict against the Ministry, portraying the rebellion as a response to the alleged strike on his men.[48] Additionally, Prigozhin claimed that Shoigu had cowardly fled from Rostov-on-Don at nine o'clock in the evening.[49] Consequently, the Federal Security Service initiated legal proceedings against Prigozhin under Article 279 of the Criminal Code, which concerns armed rebellion.[50] [51]

Many members of Wagner were not informed about the planned rebellion beforehand. As a result, they were perplexed by Prigozhin's call to arms and uncertain as to which faction they should align themselves with. Demobilized Wagner veterans were instructed to remain on standby and await orders from Prigozhin. Individuals in Moscow without any affiliation with Wagner reported receiving calls, seemingly from the Wagner Group, urging them to join a rally in support of the rebellion. Similar calls were made to residents of Rostov-on-Don, soliciting support for the uprising.

Surovikin and Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev appealed to the Wagner mercenaries, urging them to cease hostilities.[52] Surovikin made his remarks in what the Financial Times described as a "hostage-style video" and had, as of 29 June, remained unaccounted for. State-run Channel One Russia broadcast an "emergency newscast," during which host Ekaterina Andreeva declared that Prigozhin's statements regarding alleged attacks by regular military forces on Wagner positions were false. Andreeva also mentioned that Putin had been briefed on the ongoing situation.[53] In response to Prigozhin's statements, the country's military and National Guard deployed armored vehicles in both Moscow and Rostov-on-Don.[54] Rostov-on-Don is near the frontlines in Ukraine where Wagner troops had been operating, and is also where Prigozhin had claimed that Wagner troops were headed. It is directly connected to Moscow by the M4 highway.[55]

Capture of Rostov-on-Don

During the early morning of 24 June, Wagner forces crossed into Russia's Rostov Oblast from Luhansk and swiftly captured Rostov-on-Don, encountering no apparent opposition. They successfully took control of the Southern Military District headquarters, establishing a secure perimeter in the adjacent streets.[56] Notably, Prigozhin, captured on film, was seen within the courtyard of the headquarters building.[57] The Wagner forces fortified their position by planting landmines and establishing security checkpoints in the city center of Rostov.[58] Wagner members sported silver armbands to distinguish themselves.[59] [60]

Prigozhin held a meeting with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov and Deputy Chief of Staff Vladimir Alekseyev at the headquarters, during which Yevkurov unsuccessfully attempted to persuade Prigozhin to withdraw his troops.[61] Prigozhin then hunkered down in a bunker in the city and took up command as a detachment of some thousands of Wagner forces advanced on Moscow. Shooting and explosions were later heard. The Rostelecom building was fired at for unclear reasons. Unconfirmed videos hinted at confrontations between Wagner forces and the military within the city.[62] Many of Rostov's businesses and facilities remained closed. The municipal administration advised residents to stay at home (seemingly to little effect), but did not declare a counter-terrorism operations regime. Local shops reduced their operating hours, and long queues formed at gas stations.[63] Some residents tried to stock up on essentials, while others sought to leave the city, resulting in traffic congestion and lengthy lines at the train station. However, there was no widespread panic among the populace. Certain residents congregated in the city center to meet Wagner fighters; the majority was supportive, although a few engaged in arguments with them. The Wagner mercenaries were pointedly amicable with the residents. Wagner forces subsequently urged civilians to stay off the streets for their own safety after which shooting and explosions broke out.

Eyewitness footage depicted a long convoy of military and civilian vehicles heading towards the city, purportedly comprising Chechen paramilitaries (Kadyrovites) with the objective of engaging the Wagner forces.[64] [65] According to Chechen state media and various accounts, they did not reach the city center and did not enter into any hostilities.[66] [67] A commander of the Chechen forces later said that some of their teams had been as close as "500-700 meters from Wagner fighters".

Advance towards Moscow

A convoy of Wagner forces headed to Moscow while Prigozhin commanded the rebellion from Rostov-on-Don.[31] The armored columns, consisting of a few thousand men with tanks, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft weaponry, and civilian trucks, began to advance rapidly towards Moscow in the early hours of 24 June.[68] [69] [70] While one column reportedly came from Rostov-on-Don, capturing Millerovo air base,[71] another crossed over from the occupied territory of Ukraine. The vehicles advanced across Voronezh Oblast where they encountered little resistance.[72] [70] According to a source close to the leadership of the Donetsk People's Republic, the convoy bound for Moscow comprised approximately 5,000 combatants, reportedly under the leadership of the senior Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin.[73] [74] Russian military bloggers claimed that the number of Moscow-bound troops stood at 4,000. British intelligence reportedly estimated that some 8,000 Wagner mercenaries participated in the rebellion (including troops which did not move towards Moscow),[75] while Prigozhin claimed that the rebels were 25,000-strong. The column did not attempt to occupy any cities it passed through, although it might have taken control of several air bases.

Outside the regional capital of Voronezh, halfway between Rostov-on-Don and Moscow, Wagner troops were attacked by a helicopter.[76] [77] The Russian Air Force suffered significant losses while confronting Wagner troops, with at least one helicopter and an Il-22M airborne command-center plane shot down.[78] According to the British Ministry of Defence, the loss of the Il-22M was particularly significant, as it was one of only twelve aircraft of the type that had been key to the war effort against Ukraine, with Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully trying to shoot down such aircraft throughout the war.[79] At least thirteen Russian military personnel were killed.[80] Janes inferred the number to potentially be as high as 29, based on an estimation of the number of personnel needed to operate all of the reportedly destroyed equipment.

Wagner fighters drove past Voronezh and continued to push through Voronezh Oblast throughout the early afternoon without entering important cities.[70] Social media posts also showed footage of fighting between Wagner troops and the military in Voronezh proper, with Reuters citing military reports.[81] [82] [83] Two missiles—likely fired by Wagner's air defense systems—struck an oil depot and a courtyard of a housing complex in Voronezh. According to media reports, Wagner took control of all military facilities in the city.[84] [85]

Wagner proceeded into Lipetsk Oblast, approximately 400km (200miles) from Moscow.[86] [87] They passed through the town of Yelets,[70] and continued north along the M4 highway.[88] In Lipetsk Oblast, authorities deliberately demolished highways using excavators in an effort to impede the convoy's progress. Some roadways were blocked with trucks and school buses. The military set up defensive lines along the Oka river (which flows just south of Moscow) and barricaded bridge crossings. The governors of Lipetsk Oblast and Voronezh Oblast urged all civilians to stay indoors, following reports of military columns and clashes along the M4 highway.[89] [90] [91]

Prigozhin subsequently claimed that two Russian military defectors were killed while fighting alongside Wagner. The Dutch OSINT website Oryx recorded five destroyed vehicles on the rebels' side, and two captured vehicles on the side of the government forces.

There are reports that the closest to Moscow that Wagner troops got was the town of Kashira in southern Moscow Oblast, 95km (59miles) south of Moscow.[92] Wagner presence is not visually confirmed any closer than Krasnoye in northern Lipetsk Oblast, 330km (210miles) south of Moscow.

Security measures

Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, declared the implementation of the counter-terrorism operations regime in the capital.[93] Armoured vehicles and an increased presence of security forces was observed throughout Moscow. Municipal authorities contemplated a curfew, and billboards advertising Wagner recruitment were seen being hastily dismantled.[94] Der Spiegel reported a complete sell-out of all flights departing from Moscow as people sought to escape the impending situation.[95] According to the airplane-tracking website Flightradar24, an aircraft used by Putin took off from Moscow and headed towards St. Petersburg. However, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin was not on board,[96] and he remained in the Kremlin.[97] Authorities also announced travel restrictions in Kaluga Oblast, which is adjacent to Moscow, with Governor Vladislav Shapsha telling residents to "refrain from travelling by private vehicle on these roads unless absolutely necessary".[98]

Meanwhile, the Federal Security Service (FSB) raided Wagner headquarters in Saint Petersburg. Unconfirmed reports in Russian media said cardboard boxes containing 4 billion rubles ($47 million) were discovered from vehicles near the office, and that cash in U.S. dollars, handguns,[99] gold bars and packs of an unknown white powder were also seized. Prigozhin said that the money was intended for employee salaries, compensations to relatives of fallen Wagner mercenaries[100] and other company expenses.[101] He hinted at Wagner's covert global influence operations, including activities in Africa and the United States, which necessitated the use of cash. The offices of a key Prigozhin media holding were also raided, with investigators seizing computers and documents.[102] Olga Romanova, a journalist and leader of the Russian civil rights organization Russia Behind Bars, accused the FSB of threatening relatives of convicts recruited by Wagner since the early hours of 24 June.[103] According to The Daily Telegraphs anonymous sources, U.K. intelligence similarly found that Russian intelligence agencies threatened to harm families of Wagner leaders during its advance on Moscow.[104] [105]

On 4 July 10 billion RUB in cash found in Wagner offices was officially returned to Prigozhin, but no information was released on the whereabouts of the seized gold and white powder.[106]

On 22 December, The Wall Street Journal, citing sources from Western and Russian intelligence agencies, alleged that Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, had also requested military assistance from Kazakhstan in the event of the Russian military failing to put down the rebellion, but was refused by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.[107]

Events in Syria

In Syria, where Wagner forces were part of the Russian military presence in the country's civil war, sources told Reuters that local authorities and Russian military commanders launched a swift crackdown on the Wagner Group to prevent the spread of the rebellion there.[108]

In the first hours of the revolt, about a dozen Wagner officers deployed in Homs Governorate and other areas were summoned to the Russian military base at Hmeimim, in the west of the country, according to Syrian military sources. Syrian military intelligence then cut communications overnight on 23 June from areas where Wagner forces operated to prevent them from communicating among themselves and with contacts in Russia. Wagner fighters were then asked to sign contracts putting them under the control of the Russian Defence Ministry and agreeing to a pay cut, with those refusing being removed from Syria aboard Russian Ilyushin aircraft. Those who refused were said to be "in the dozens".[108]

Resolution

Prigozhin allegedly made personal efforts to establish contact with the presidential administration on the afternoon of 24 June, including reaching out to Putin himself, who refused to speak with him. Final negotiations were reportedly conducted by Anton Vaino, the chief of staff, Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of the Security Council, and Boris Gryzlov, the Russian ambassador to Belarus. Prigozhin strongly insisted that high-ranking officials participate in the negotiations, with Putin's refusal to engage paving the way for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's intervention.[109] Lukashenko reportedly spoke with Prigozhin upon Putin's request,[110] acting as a mediator to broker a settlement. They reached an agreement, which entailed the Wagner fighters ceasing their advancement and returning to their base, in exchange for a guarantee of their safety. Lukashenko later recalled:

In an audio statement, Prigozhin stated that he had accepted the deal to prevent bloodshed, and re-explained his motivations for the rebellion, emphasizing that it was not a coup attempt:[111] [112] [113]

At around 11:00 p.m. (GMT+3) on 24 June, the Wagner Group commenced the withdrawal of their forces from Rostov-on-Don.[114] [115] Residents of Rostov-on-Don cheered Wagner troops as they left the city, and some approached Prigozhin's vehicle and shook Prigozhin's hand through the window.[116] When asked to comment on the outcome of the revolt in the last known video of him during the rebellion, Prigozhin responded with levity: "It's normal, we have cheered everyone up". On 25 June, Wagner forces started to withdraw from Voronezh.[117] Wagner forces reportedly returned to their positions in occupied regions of eastern Ukraine.[118]

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced that the charges against Prigozhin would be dropped and that Prigozhin would be sent to Belarus.[119] According to Peskov, Wagner fighters would not face prosecution, and those who did not participate in the rebellion would have the option to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defence. Peskov further conveyed that the Wagner organization as a whole would return to its previous wartime deployment locations. Putin's office reportedly expressed gratitude to Lukashenko for his efforts in quelling the rebellion.[120]

Reactions

Domestic

Vladimir Putin's address

Vladimir Putin addressed the nation on 24 June, denouncing Wagner's actions as "treason" and vowing to take "harsh steps" to suppress the rebellion. He stated the situation threatened the existence of Russia itself. Putin drew historical parallels to the Russian Revolution, which unfolded during the Russian Empire's engagement on the Eastern Front of World War I and resulted in territorial losses in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Furthermore, Putin made an appeal to the Wagner forces who "by deceit or threats" had been "dragged" into participating in the rebellion.[121] After airing Putin's address, TV stations returned to their scheduled programming.[122]

In response, Prigozhin stated that his main goal was to remove Shoigu and Gerasimov from office[123] and reiterated his accusations of corruption against the MoD.[124]

Other government-aligned figures

Prominent Russian establishment politicians called on Prigozhin to stop his rebellion and expressed support for Putin.[125] [126] [127] Dmitry Medvedev, the leader of United Russia, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, and a former president of the country, stated that "the world will be put on the brink of destruction" if Wagner would be able to take control of the government and gain access to nuclear weapons.[128]

Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic, called the mutiny "treason" and said his troops were en route to "zones of tension" to "preserve Russia's units and defend its statehood".[129] Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, called on Russians to pray for Putin.[130] Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the Russian State Duma, expressed support for Vladimir Putin.[131] The leaders of Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia since 2014 also expressed support for Putin.[132] [133]

Anti-war opposition and anti-government armed groups

Russian opposition groups responded in a variety of ways.[134] Exiled former oil magnate and opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky urged Russians to support Prigozhin, saying that it was important to back "even the devil" if he decided to take on the Kremlin.[135] However, he later urged Russians to arm themselves, while stating that "Prigozhin is not our friend and not even our ally".[136] Jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny criticized the event and Putin's handling of it writing "The fact that Putin's war could ruin and disintegrate Russia is no longer a dramatic exclamation." He also slammed how the government treated Prigozhin and Wagner in the aftermath in comparison to how himself and his Anti-Corruption Foundation were treated.[137]

The anarchist organizations Combat Organization of Anarcho-Communists (BOAK) and Autonomous Action both expressed in separate statements that Prigozhin and Putin were equally despicable, and that anarchists had no "side" to take in the conflict. The BOAK urged fellow anarchists to "stay away", and let the warring factions "bleed each other as much as possible. That way, they won't be able to disturb people in the future." They also urged to "spend this time preparing for an armed conflict".[138] Russian Volunteer Corps leader Denis Kapustin praised Prigozhin, stating that despite their stark ideological differences, he considered Prigozhin "a patriot of Russia." He later called for joining the rebellion.[139] [140] [141] The Freedom of Russia Legion compared the events to those during the Russian Revolution but advised readers to remember Wagner's numerous war crimes. They urged people not to "attribute military honor and valor to [Prigozhin] which does not exist."

Ultranationalists and milbloggers

According to the Institute for the Study of War, Russian pro-war ultranationalists were divided between those who wanted to move past the rebellion and others who demanded solutions to the flaws in Russia's security exposed by the rebellion.[142] Igor "Strelkov" Girkin called for the execution of Prigozhin for the rebellion and his "murder" of Russian officers, demanding it as "necessary for the preservation of Russia as a state."[143]

Wider public

There were no sizeable spontaneous displays of public support for the Putin government during the rebellion. The Russian population displayed a predominantly "silent" and apathetic reaction.[144] Russia analyst Anna Matveeva contrasted the Russian public's response to that of the Turkish public during the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt, where numerous Turkish citizens actively participated in anti-coup demonstrations.[145] In Rostov-on-Don, which was occupied by Wagner forces, videos emerged of residents welcoming the rebels, bringing them amenities and cheering.[146] [147]

A survey by Russian Field, a Moscow-based opinion poll company, released on 3 July, found that public support for Prigozhin fell by 26 percentage points in the days after his unsuccessful rebellion, but that 29% of survey respondents continued to view Prigozhin positively.[148] It is difficult to accurately capture public opinion in Russia; at least 70% of people whom Russian Fields contacted by telephone refused to respond to the poll.[148] The pollster's findings of a sharp drop in support for Prigozhin was consistent with the findings of a separate sentiment analysis study of Russian social media and internet comments.[148]

After explosions near Voronezh caused by Russian artillery fire, the previously existing Internet meme "to bomb Voronezh", which referred to self-destructive blunders by the Russian government, resurfaced on Russian social media.[149] [150] [151]

International

Western leaders mostly refrained from directly commenting on the rebellion as it unfolded and immediately after, primarily due to concerns that Putin would exploit such comments to claim that it was a foreign conspiracy.[152] [153] Additionally, concerns were raised over control of the Russian nuclear arsenal.[154] U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the situation with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[155] Following the rebellion's conclusion, Biden said that Putin had "absolutely" been weakened by the mutiny.[156]

In a phone conversation with Putin on 24 June, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey was ready to assist in finding a "peaceful resolution"[157] and urged Putin to act sensibly.[158] [159]

In Georgia, there were demands for the closure of its border with Russia, but the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that it was presently unnecessary.[160]

Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, stated that "Russia's weakness is obvious" and that the insurrection was evidence of Russia's political instability, including infighting among elites.[161] [162] [163] [164] Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called the rebellion an opportunity for the international community to "abandon false neutrality" on Russia and to provide the Ukrainian government with all the weapons it needs to push Russian forces out of Ukraine.[165]

Moldovan foreign minister Nicu Popescu said that the events in Russia were proof that Moldova should continue on its trajectory of distancing itself from the "Eurasian space of destruction and war" and towards the European Union to ensure peace, stability and democracy in the country.[166]

Commenting on the negotiations, Belarusian President Lukashenko claimed to have convinced Putin to engage in dialogue with Prigozhin rather than assassinating him "because afterwards there will be no negotiations and these guys will be ready to do anything".[167] Lukashenko also claimed that Belarus' national defense will benefit from Wagner's expertise.[168] Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya stated on Twitter that the rebellion exposed the "weakness" of Putin and other dictatorial regimes,[169] and stated that "We must seize this moment now."[170] Kastuś Kalinoŭski Regiment commander Dzianis Prokharaŭ expressed a similar sentiment in a video address on social media, calling on Belarusian military personnel not to interfere in the events.[171] [172] Valery Sakhashchyk, the Representative for Defense and National Security in the Belarusian United Transitional Cabinet in exile, called for a quick decision to either "use [the] historical chance and become a prosperous European country" or "lose everything". He called for the Belarusian military to assert the Nation's independence from Russia, to "unite the nation", and to "tune in to our wave and stay in touch".[173] [174]

A Belarusian foreign ministry official described the rebellion as a "gift to the collective West".[175]

North Korea[176] [177] and China expressed support for Putin,[178] [179] as did President Milorad Dodik of Republika Srpska and former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[180]

Aftermath

Fallout and restoring order

A sense of normalcy swiftly returned to Moscow. On 25 June, workers initiated the repairs of roads that had been destroyed to impede Wagner's advance.[181] The "counter-terrorism operations regime" was lifted in Moscow on 26 June.[182] Following the uprising, the value of the Russian ruble sharply declined, reaching its lowest exchange rate since March 2022. On 26 June, the MoD made an official announcement stating that Shoigu had paid a visit to the troops stationed in Ukraine.[183] Shoigu was prominently featured in state media coverage, often appearing alongside Putin, in the following days, in an apparent show of confidence.[184] Moreover, Putin undertook a series of public meet-and-greets, a departure from his typically secretive nature, seemingly aiming to showcase public backing.[185] On 10 July, the Defence Ministry released video footage purportedly showing Gerasimov listening to a report about Ukrainian missile attacks, his first public appearance since the revolt.[186]

Subsequent statements

On 26 June, Prigozhin released a recorded statement in which he defended the insurrection. He claimed that the objective was to save the Wagner Group and hold accountable inept government officials. Prigozhin emphasized that the uprising aimed not to overthrow the government and reiterated his accusation that the shelling of Wagner troops by the regular military sparked the rebellion. Prigozhin also favorably compared Wagner's ability to credibly threaten to capture Moscow with the military's failed attempt to capture Kyiv.[187]

Hours after Prigozhin's audio message, Putin addressed the nation once again. He rebuked the unnamed individuals who led the rebellion and reiterated his belief that it constituted an act of betrayal. However, Putin characterized Wagner commanders and fighters as predominantly patriots who were "covertly used against their comrades-in-arms." He confirmed that Russian servicemen were killed by Wagner, referring to them as heroes. Putin also stated that members of the group who do not wish to become regular contractors were allowed to transfer to Belarus.[188] [189]

On 3 July, Shoigu made his first public statements since the rebellion, praising the loyalty of the armed forces and the continued adherence to operations of Russian forces in Ukraine.[190]

Fate of the Wagner Group and Yevgeny Prigozhin

Closure of criminal case and initial statements

On 27 June, Russian authorities said they had closed the criminal investigation and dropped the charges against Prigozhin or any other participants in the rebellion,[191] and that Wagner's heavy military equipment was to be transferred to the Russian armed forces.[192] [193] The authorities stated that rebels had "stopped the actions directly aimed at committing a crime".[194] In Belarus, construction of camps for the Wagner Group was reported to have begun in Mogilev Region.[195] On the same day, Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Prigozhin in Belarus, saying that he was welcome to stay "for some time".[196]

Also on 27 June, Putin said that the Wagner Group was "fully financed" by the Russian government.[197] [198] This was the first admission by Putin of a link between Wagner and the Russian government, reversing years of Kremlin's denials of any connection.[197] Putin said that the Russian government paid more than 86 billion RUB (940 million USD) to Wagner from May 2022 to May 2023.[198] Although Putin claimed that Wagner was "fully" funded by the state, the group also obtains revenue from other sources, including Prigozhin's business dealings and payments from governments who hired Wagner (such as the Malian government, which reportedly had paid Wagner more than $10 million each month). Putin's admission that Wagner was state-funded carries implications on the question of whether Russia is responsible, under the law of armed conflict, for atrocities committed by Wagner personnel in Central African Republic and elsewhere around the world.[199]

On 29 June, the BBC rang over a dozen recruitment centers using Russian phone numbers including in Volgograd, Krasnodar, Murmansk and Kaliningrad. The BBC was told that they were still signing contracts with the Wagner group and not the Russian MoD. A man in Volgograd said to the BBC: "It's absolutely nothing to do with the defence ministry... Nothing has stopped, we're still recruiting."[200]

Crackdown on Wagner, alleged purges and related arrests

In the week following the rebellion, Putin moved to take control of the network of business enterprises previously controlled by Prigozhin and Wagner, including hundreds of businesses in Russia and abroad.[201] Prigozhin's media empire was dismantled, and his propaganda operation was taken over by the government, with internet polemicists that had previously backed Prigozhin and attacked his enemies beginning to attack Prigozhin instead. Prigozhin's catering businesses began losing government contracts. On 29 June, the milblogger Rybar, a former press officer for the MoD claimed that a purge was underway, targeting generals who demonstrated "a lack of decisiveness" when dealing with Wagner.[202]

Multiple publications reported that General Sergey Surovikin had been arrested by authorities after the rebellion.[203] However, on 12 July, the head of the defence committee of the State Duma, Andrey Kartapolov, said that he was "resting."[204] On 22 August, Surovikin was reportedly removed as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[205] On 29 June, Surovikin's deputy, Colonel-General Andrei Yudin, was fired from the army.[206] On 5 July, General Yunus-bek Yevkurov was noted to have been absent from a military meeting.[207]

On 5 July,, the general director of the state news agency TASS, was replaced by, who was the press secretary for Putin's reelection campaign in 2018. The Institute for the Study of War said it was a possible indication of the Kremlin's unhappiness with media coverage of the rebellion.[208]

On 21 July, Igor Girkin, who commanded separatist fighters during the War in Donbas and was convicted in absentia by a Dutch court for the MH-17 shootdown in 2015, was detained by the FSB according to his wife Miroslava, on charges of extremism. He had been an open critic of Putin and his generals' handling of the war in Ukraine and called for his overthrow earlier in the week. The RBC newspaper reported that his arrest was possibly related to a petition from a member of the Wagner Group.[209]

On 5 July, the state television channel Russia-1 broadcast a program on Prigozhin and the Wagner Group, calling Prigozhin a traitor and adding that criminal cases against him over his rebellion were still ongoing.[210] It published footage of what was supposedly Prigozhin's opulent residence. Images purportedly showing of Prigozhin wearing wigs and various disguises also surfaced on the internet.[211]

According to a Guardian report published on 6 July based on sources with knowledge of Wagner's African operations, there had been no abnormal movements of Wagner personnel in Africa since the abortive rebellion.[212] However, on the same day as the Guardian report, the newspaper Jeune Afrique reported the departure of Wagner personnel in the Central African Republic, with more than 600 employees departing from Bangui M'Poko International Airport, citing NGOs and analysts. Video also emerged showing uniformed Wagner operatives reports gathering from a helipad.[213] The movements were later claimed by the office of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on 8 July as a regular rotation.[214]

On 12 July, the Russian Ministry of Defence said that the Wagner Group had turned over more than 2,000 pieces of military hardware, which included tanks, mobile rocket launchers and anti-aircraft systems. The Ministry also said it received "more than 2,500 tons of various types of ammunition and about 20,000 small arms."[215]

On 13 July, the US Department of Defense assessed that the Wagner Group was no longer participating significantly in military operations in Ukraine.[216]

On 14 July, the Belarusian Defence Ministry said that the Wagner Group had begun training soldiers in the country and released a video showing Wagner fighters instructing Belarusian soldiers at a military range near Osipovichi, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of the capital Minsk.[217]

On 15 July, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine confirmed the arrival of the Wagner Group in Belarus, with an unconfirmed report saying that a convoy of some 60 Wagner vehicles had entered the country.[218] It estimated that they had been deployed at least 100 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and put the number of mercenaries in the hundreds. Its spokesman said that they did not believe the deployment posed a serious threat to Ukraine but warned that Wagner could be used to destabilize the situation along the border.[219]

Prigozhin's return to Russia

On 27 June, Lukashenko confirmed the arrival of Prigozhin in Belarus saying that he was welcome to stay "for some time".[196] But on 6 July, Lukashenko said Prigozhin had returned to Russia and was in Saint Petersburg.[220] [221] [222]

The French newspaper Libération, citing Western intelligence sources, reported that Prigozhin had been back in Moscow since at least 1 July to negotiate the Wagner Group's fate with Putin, and that he met with Russian National Guard commander Viktor Zolotov and SVR head Sergey Naryshkin.[223] On 10 July, the Kremlin said that Putin met with Prigozhin and 35 other commanders of the Wagner Group on 29 June to discuss developments in Ukraine, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying that the president "gave an assessment of the company's actions on the front," as well as on the rebellion, while listening to the commanders' explanations and suggesting "variants of their future employment" and combat roles. Peskov also said that Prigozhin expressed Wagner's unconditional support for Putin.[224] In an interview published on 13 July by the newspaper Kommersant, Putin said he offered to retain Wagner as its own unit in the Russian military led by their current commander, who the newspaper identified only by his call sign of "Grey Hair", only for Prigozhin to reject the proposal. Putin also insisted that the Wagner Group could not exist in its current form, citing the law against private military organizations.[225]

On 19 July, Prigozhin made his first public appearance since the end of the rebellion. In a phone video showing him addressing his men, he said his forces would no longer fight in Ukraine and focus on training soldiers in Belarus and maintaining its activities in Africa instead.[226] Following that, in late July, he was present on the sidelines of the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit in Saint Petersburg.[227]

Death of Prigozhin and Utkin

See main article: 2023 Wagner Group plane crash. On 23 August, Prigozhin and nine others including Wagner co-founder Dmitry Utkin were killed in a plane crash as his private jet traveled from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.[228] Russian state-owned media agency TASS reported that Prigozhin had been on the passenger list of the flight.[229] A Wagner-associated Telegram channel claimed the jet was shot down by Russian air defenses over Tver Oblast.[230] The passengers' deaths were officially confirmed on 27 August, following genetic analysis conducted on the remains recovered from the wreckage.[231]

Measures of NATO countries

In response to events, Estonia strengthened its border security,[232] [233] while Latvia closed its border with Russia and suspended the entry of Russian citizens.[234] Concerned about the potential concentration of Wagner forces in neighboring Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania made a joint request to NATO for additional troops to be deployed to their countries, specifically along the eastern border of the alliance. Responding to earlier tentative plans to reinforce Lithuania, German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius announced on 26 June that Germany, as the leading nation of the existing NATO battle group stationed in Lithuania, would dispatch a complete brigade consisting of 4,000 troops. This deployment aims to establish the necessary infrastructure for permanent stationing by 2026.[235] [236] [237] On 2 July, Poland announced it was sending 500 police and counterterrorist forces to reinforce its border with Belarus following the Wagner Group's redeployment there.[238] It later sent an additional 1,000 soldiers and equipment to the border.[239]

Analysis

Political

The rebellion, the first of its kind in Russia since the constitutional crisis of 1993, was widely regarded in the following days as the most significant challenge to Putin's 23-year-long reign.[240] [241] Multiple publications have noted that the rebellion has weakened Putin's public image.[242] [243] [244] Andrey Kolesnikov expressed a view that although the rebellion eroded Putin's image, the Russian population did not view Prigozhin's challenge to the establishment as a credible alternative. Therefore, they are assessed likely to continue providing support, whether genuine or feigned, to Putin's administration.[245] According to some analysts, the rebellion laid bare an inherent weakness of Putin's system of power built upon a ruling coalition of competing power centers[246] [247] and a structure of subordinate "nominal" institutions that was strained by the descent into a militarized state and society. According to a New York Times analysis, the rebellion undermined Putin's legitimacy which relies on being viewed as a guarantor of stability and security, which may cause a lasting erosion of support among the Russian power elite.[248] According to Meduza, the rebellion did not last long enough to show whether Prigozhin's radical populist rhetoric enjoyed a genuine base of support among Russia's security services.

Prigozhin's failed rebellion has been described as a desperate last-ditch effort in a losing power struggle against factions within the Russian establishment that he despised. According to some commentators, the rebellion ended with relatively few immediate repercussions for the perpetrators that had been labelled as traitors by Putin, suggesting that Putin's rule was weak enough to challenge.

The head of the Russian National Guard, Viktor Zolotov, was described as emerging victorious from the rebellion. Zolotov claimed credit and was praised by Putin for defending the capital Moscow against the Wagner Group. On 27 June, Putin declared that the Russian National Guard would be equipped with heavy weapons, including tanks, in order to suppress any potential future uprisings and assume a more prominent position in the Russo-Ukraine conflict.[249] [29] According to Time magazine, Zolotov's increased authority may signify the initiation of a purge of Putin's opponents.[250]

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Lukashenko was using his role in resolving the rebellion to gain influence and leverage in his relation with Russia, and that he may use the presence of Wagner to reduce the Belarusian military's dependence on Russia.[251]

Military

Western officials believed that Prigozhin would have faced a decisive defeat had he tried to capture Moscow and that this was likely the reason why Prigozhin ultimately agreed to a negotiated resolution. According to Western intelligence analysis, had a negotiated solution not been reached, the rebellion would have likely culminated in a violent showdown in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of thousands.[252] Meanwhile, according to a Guardian analysis, "The emerging consensus – from experts and in western capitals – is [that the rebellion] was far less than an attempted coup, and more an impulsive demonstration that quickly got out of hand." According to The Guardian, air strikes on the column were conducted because no ground defense force was available to counter the convoy and with Moscow's defenses deficient, it was conceivable that the Wagner convoy would have penetrated the hastily erected defensive lines on the Oka River and reached the roadway circle surrounding Moscow and possibly have captured the capital, however, this may have been a futile act as it was becoming increasingly clear that he failed to rally outside support which was essential for his rebellion to succeed.[253] The ISW assessed that Wagner staked its chances on quickly rallying sufficient support from parts of the regular military to make an armed conflict with forces loyal to the MoD feasible.[142]

According to a senior U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. intelligence agencies monitored the defection of large numbers of Russian soldiers from their military commanders, who then joined the Wagner movement. The official further stated that the operations carried out by Wagner were widely supported by soldiers and officers deployed inside Ukraine as well as in Russian territory and bases near the Ukrainian border.[254] U.S. and allied officials and independent experts consulted by The New York Times said that Prigozhin appeared to believe that a significant part of the Russian military would take his side during the rebellion.

The ISW commented that "the rebellion exposed the weakness of the Russian security forces and demonstrated Putin's inability to use his forces in a timely manner to repel an internal threat and further eroded his monopoly on force"; and that the Russian military's combat capabilities did not seem to be "substantially impacted" by the rebellion. According to CNN, allies cautioned Ukraine to avoid taking advantage of the rebellion to conduct strikes inside Russian territory. According to analysts consulted by The New York Times, the enduring systemic problems within the Russian military, which were strongly criticized by Prigozhin and widely condemned by the soldiers, were likely to persist following the rebellion. This, in turn, would exacerbate the decline in morale.[255]

See also

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  40. Web site: Raddatz . Martha . Seyler . Matt . 27 June 2023 . Prigozhin used false pretext to lead Wagner Group's armed insurrection against Russia: US official . 2023-07-04 . ABC News . en . Yevgeny Prigozhin used a false pretext to lead his Wagner Group forces in an armed insurrection against the Russian state, according to a senior U.S. official....The plan came to fruition on Friday when Prigozhin said in a video that Wagner fighters had been killed by Russian missile strikes and vowed to punish Shoigu and Russia's chief of general staff. The claim was "basically a hoax," according to the senior official. . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704184855/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prigozhin-false-pretext-lead-wagner-groups-armed-insurrection/story?id=100407313 . live .
  41. Web site: Hird . Karolina . Bailey . Riley . Mappes . Grace . Evans . Angelica . Clark . Mason . 23 June 2023 . Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23, 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624033220/https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-23-2023 . 24 June 2023 . 25 June 2023 . Institute for the Study of War . en.
  42. News: Prigozhin zayavil, chto Minoborony RF udarilo po pozitsiyam CHVK Vagnera. "Eta tvar' budet ostanovlena", — skazal Prigozhin o Shoygu . ru:Пригожин заявил, что Минобороны РФ ударило по позициям ЧВК Вагнера. «Эта тварь будет остановлена», — сказал Пригожин о Шойгу . ru . Prigozhin said that the Russian Defense Ministry hit the positions of the Wagner PMC. "This creature will be stopped," said Prigozhin about Shoigu . Meduza . 23 June 2023 . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629072548/https://meduza.io/news/2023/06/23/prigozhin-zayavil-ob-udare-minoborony-rf-po-pozitsiyam-chvk-vagnera-sleduyuschiy-shag-za-nami-zayavil-biznesmen . live .
  43. Web site: Jones . Andrew . Knodel . Jamie . McCausland . Phil . 2023-06-24 . Mercenary chief vows retaliation after he says Russia killed 2,000 fighters, Kremlin alleges mutiny . 2023-06-26 . . en . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627082312/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ukraine-russia-wagner-mercenary-prigozhin-army-bombing-troops-rcna90870 . live .
  44. Web site: June 23, 2023 . Wagner chief rejects Putin's accusations of treason . 2023-06-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624032716/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/23/russian-authorities-launch-criminal-probe-into-wagner-group . live .
  45. News: 23 June 2023 . FSB vozbudila protiv Yevgeniya Prigozhina delo o prizyvakh k myatezhu . ru:ФСБ возбудила против Евгения Пригожина дело о призывах к мятежу . ru . FSB opened a case against Yevgeny Prigozhin for incitement to rebellion . Радио Свобода . live . 23 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623195842/https://www.svoboda.org/a/prigozhin-obvinil-minoborony-rf-v-udarah-po-tylu-chvk-vagner-/32472895.html . 23 June 2023.
  46. News: 2023-06-24 . Пригожин начал свой "мятеж" после того, как российская армия якобы нанесла удар по лагерю его наёмников "Медуза" внимательно посмотрела видео с "последствиями удара" и уверена: это наверняка фейк . ru . Prigozhin started his "mutiny" after the Russian army allegedly attacked the camp of his mercenaries Medusa carefully watched the video showing the "consequences of the strike" and is convinced that it is probably a fake . Meduza . 2023-06-24 . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629214851/https://meduza.io/feature/2023/06/24/prigozhin-nachal-svoy-myatezh-posle-togo-kak-rossiyskaya-armiya-yakoby-nanesla-udar-po-lageryu-ego-naemnikov . live .
  47. Web site: 2023-06-23 . Пригожин заявил о фактическом начале вооружённого конфликта с военным руководством РФ. Возбуждено уголовное дело о призыве к мятежу. Обновляется . Prigozhin announced the actual beginning of an armed conflict with the military leadership of the Russian Federation. A criminal case has been opened for incitement to rebellion. Updated . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624000252/https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/06/23/chvk-vagner-utverzhdaet-chto-podrazdeleniia-minoborony-rf-nanesli-raketnyi-udar-po-lageriu-naemnikov-news . 2023-06-24 . 2023-06-24 . . ru.
  48. News: Osborn . Andrew . Liffey . Kevin . 24 June 2023 . Russia accuses mercenary boss of mutiny after he says Moscow killed 2,000 of his men . en . Reuters . live . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623173129/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-boss-says-moscows-war-ukraine-based-lies-2023-06-23/ . 23 June 2023.
  49. Web site: Vystupleniye Prigozhina zvuchit kak ob"yavleniye o nachale voyennogo perevorota (khotya, kazhetsya, perevoroty nachinayutsya ne s etogo) Vot chto on skazal. Polnaya rasshifrovka . ru:Выступление Пригожина звучит как объявление о начале военного переворота (хотя, кажется, перевороты начинаются не с этого) Вот что он сказал. Полная расшифровка . Prigozhin's speech sounds like an announcement about the beginning of a military coup (although it seems that coups do not begin with this) Here's what he said. Full transcript . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623204750/https://meduza.io/feature/2023/06/23/prigozhin-ob-yavil-chto-fakticheski-sobiraetsya-osuschestvit-voennyy-perevorot-v-rossii-nazvav-ego-marshem-spravedlivosti . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023 . Meduza . ru.
  50. Web site: FSB vozbudila ugolovnoye delo o prizyvakh k vooruzhennomu myatezhu posle zayavleniy Prigozhina o yego "marshe spravedlivosti" v Rossii . ru:ФСБ возбудила уголовное дело о призывах к вооруженному мятежу после заявлений Пригожина о его «марше справедливости» в России . The FSB opened a criminal case on calls for an armed rebellion after Prigozhin's statements about his "march of justice" in Russia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623200646/https://meduza.io/news/2023/06/23/fsb-vozbudila-ugolovnoe-delo-o-prizyvah-k-vooruzhennomu-myatezhu-posle-zayavleniy-prigozhina-o-ego-marshe-spravedlivosti-v-rossii . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023 . Meduza . ru.
  51. News: Seddon . Max . 24 June 2023 . Russia charges Wagner leader with organizing an armed uprising . . live . subscription . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623191124/https://www.ft.com/content/56d4abbf-e6cd-484b-bd13-a071f52edc53 . 23 June 2023.
  52. Web site: "Poka ne pozdno, nuzhno ostanovit' kolonny i podchinit'sya vole prezidenta». General Surovikin prizval boytsov CHVK Vagnera «reshit' voprosy mirnym putem" . ru:"Пока не поздно, нужно остановить колонны и подчиниться воле президента». Генерал Суровикин призвал бойцов ЧВК Вагнера «решить вопросы мирным путем" . "Before it's too late, you need to stop the columns and obey the will of the president." General Surovikin called on the Wagner PMC fighters "to resolve issues peacefully" . 23 June 2023 . . ru . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629214200/https://meduza.io/news/2023/06/24/poka-ne-pozdno-nuzhno-ostanovit-kolonny-i-podchinitsya-vole-prezidenta-general-surovikin-prizval-boytsov-chvk-vagnera-reshit-voprosy-mirnym-putem . live .
  53. Web site: 23 June 2023 . On Channel One there was an emergency newscast about Prigozhin and Wagner PMC . 23 June 2023 . West Observer . en . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630020528/https://westobserver.com/news/europe/on-channel-one-there-was-an-emergency-newscast-about-prigozhin-and-wagner-pmc/ . live .
  54. News: 23 June 2023 . Russian Generals Accuse Mercenary Leader of Trying to Mount a Coup . en . . live . 23 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623125623/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/23/world/russia-ukraine-news . 23 June 2023.
  55. Web site: Zeier . Kristin . 24 June 2023 . Rostov-on-Don to Voronezh: Prigozhin's road to Moscow . 24 June 2023 . DW News . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630020559/https://www.dw.com/en/prigozhins-push-to-moscow-from-rostov-on-don/a-66020001 . live .
  56. Web site: 'Don't interfere with Wagner'A rundown of what happened in Rostov-on-Don during Wagner's day-long occupation . 2023-06-27 . Meduza . en . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627123428/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/27/don-t-interfere-with-wagner . live .
  57. News: Khavin . Dmitriy . Kerr . Sarah . Mellen . Riley . Xiao . Muyi . 24 June 2023 . Wagner Chief Prigozhin Appears in Videos at a Russian Military Headquarters . . live . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624064105/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/world/europe/prigozhin-videos-rostov.html . 24 June 2023.
  58. News: Roth . Andrew . Sauer . Pjotr . 2023-06-24 . Wagner rebel chief halts tank advance on Moscow 'to stop bloodshed' . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-06-27 . 0029-7712 . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627232033/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/24/rebel-chief-halts-tank-advance-moscow-yevgeny-prigozhin-putin . live .
  59. Web site: AFP . 2023-06-25 . Relief and Sympathy as Rebels Stand Down in Russian City . 2023-06-29 . The Moscow Times . en . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628033832/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/25/relief-and-sympathy-as-rebels-stand-down-in-russian-city-a81632 . live .
  60. News: Rebellion en Russie : les troupes de Wagner quittent Rostov, Evgueni Prigojine va partir pour la Biélorussie, selon le Kremlin . fr-FR . Le Monde.fr . 2023-06-29 . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629030530/https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2023/06/24/rebellion-en-russie-en-direct-les-troupes-de-wagner-quittent-rostov-evgueni-prigojine-va-partir-en-bielorussie-selon-le-kremlin_6179023_3210.html#id-1008557 . live .
  61. News: 24 June 2023 . 'We're saving Russia' In a meeting with military leaders, Yevgeny Prigozhin demanded respect. Read the transcript. . . live . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624125250/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/24/we-re-saving-russia . 24 June 2023.
  62. News: Osborn . Andrew . Liffey . Kevin . 2023-06-24 . Russia accuses mercenary chief of armed mutiny after he vows to punish top brass . en . Reuters . live . 2023-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623173129/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-boss-says-moscows-war-ukraine-based-lies-2023-06-23/ . 23 June 2023.
  63. Web site: 2023-06-24 . Мятеж Пригожина. "ЧВК Вагнера" против Минобороны . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623235957/https://zona.media/chronicle/isthiscoup#55369 . 23 June 2023 . 2023-06-24 . Медиазона . ru.
  64. Web site: Yevgeny Prigozhin's coup Russia's armed forces scramble at home to confront an armed insurrection by the nation's most outspoken mercenary figure . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624200125/https://meduza.io/en/live/2023/06/23/yevgeny-prigozhin-s-coup . 24 June 2023 . 25 June 2023 . . en.
  65. Web site: Опубликовано видео с колонной чеченских военных, которая направляется в сторону Ростова-на-Дону . A video has been published of a convoy of Chechen soldiers heading towards Rostov-on-Don . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624125740/https://meduza.io/news/2023/06/24/opublikovano-video-s-kolonnoy-chechenskih-voennyh-kotoraya-napravlyaetsya-v-storonu-rostova-na-donu . 24 June 2023 . 2023-06-24 . Meduza . ru.
  66. News: Stognei . Anastasia . Fedor . Lauren . Evans . Judith . 25 June 2023 . Wagner troops withdraw as Russian uprising leaves Putin weakened . . live . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625180140/https://www.ft.com/content/3b999265-6576-4430-91b1-8cc369c6719b . 25 June 2023 . ...after the biggest crisis of Vladimir Putin's presidency..
  67. Web site: Kotov . Oleg . 24 June 2023 . Most of the Kadyrovites stand outside Rostov and do not enter the city . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624161736/https://en.socportal.info/en/news/osnovnaya-chast-kadyrovtcev-stoyat-pod-rostovym-i-ne-vezzhaiut-v-gorod/ . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . en.socportal.info.
  68. Web site: Prigozhin's aborted rebellion Meduza's interactive map shows how far Wagner Group got during its advance on Moscow . 2023-06-27 . Meduza . en . 27 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230627105631/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/24/prigozhin-s-aborted-rebellion . live .
  69. News: 24 June 2023 . Rebel Russian mercenaries will turn back to avoid bloodshed, leader says . . live . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624070212/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wagner-head-suggests-his-mercenaries-headed-moscow-take-army-leadership-2023-06-24/ . 24 June 2023.
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  71. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a44348988/wagner-group-rebellion-impact-on-russia-air-force/ The Wagner Mutiny Hit Russia's Air Force Hard. Really Hard.
  72. News: 2023-06-24 . Rebel Russian mercenaries turn back short of Moscow 'to avoid bloodshed' . en . Reuters . 2023-06-26 . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624070212/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/wagner-head-suggests-his-mercenaries-headed-moscow-take-army-leadership-2023-06-24/ . live .
  73. News: Wagner Mercenary Forces Withdraw From Southern Russian City After Mediation by Minsk . en . Haaretz . 2023-06-26 . 28 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230628032613/https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2023-06-24/ty-article-live/.premium/zelenskyy-on-wagner-mutiny-russias-weakness-is-obvious/00000188-ecd8-d5fc-ab9d-fff864a40000 . live .
  74. News: 2023-06-24 . 5,000 men are in Wagner convoy approaching Moscow – source close to Russian-backed Donetsk leaders . The Times of India . 2023-06-26 . 0971-8257 . 26 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230626231044/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/5000-men-are-in-wagner-convoy-approaching-moscow-source-close-to-russian-backed-donetsk-leaders/articleshow/101245564.cms?from=mdr . live .
  75. News: After mutiny, Putin says Wagner can go to Belarus, go home or fight for Russia . . 29 June 2023 . 29 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629203308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/26/putin-prigozhin-russia-rebellion-wagner/ . live .
  76. Web site: Putin: Wagner revolt is a betrayal, deadly threat to Russia's existence . 24 June 2023 . . 24 June 2023 . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021022/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-747496 . live .
  77. Web site: 24 June 2023 . Wagner Chief Claims His Forces Downed Russian Military Helicopter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624040335/https://www.barrons.com/news/wagner-chief-claims-his-forces-downed-russian-military-helicopter-690d7e3d . 24 June 2023 . . Agence France-Presse.
  78. News: Horton . Jake . 2023-06-27 . Wagner revolt: How many planes and people did Russia lose? . en-GB . . 2023-07-04 . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704182440/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66031403 . live .
  79. News: Starr . Michael . 29 June 2023 . Wagner shot down one of few Russian command aircraft in revolt - UK . en-US . 2023-07-04 . 4 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230704175440/https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-748131 . live .
  80. News: 24 June 2023 . Песков: дело против Пригожина прекратят, он "уйдёт в Беларусь . Peskov: the case against Prigozhin will be stopped, he will "leave for Belarus" . Радио Свобода . live . 25 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230625030131/https://www.svoboda.org/a/peskov-delo-protiv-prigozhina-prekratyat-on-uydyot-v-belarusj-/32474259.html . 25 June 2023 . .
  81. Web site: Soni . Shubham . 24 June 2023 . Has Wagner Group reached Voronezh, reports of fighting in Oblast halfway between Moscow and Rostov . 24 June 2023 . Opoyi . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021031/https://opoyi.com/world/has-wagner-group-reached-voronezh-reports-of-fighting-in-oblast-halfway-between-moscow-and-rostov-watch-video/ . live .
  82. Web site: Livemint . 24 June 2023 . Wagner army takes control of military units in Voronezh. Russia-Ukraine LIVE . 24 June 2023 . mint . en . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021024/https://www.livemint.com/news/world/russia-live-updates-wagner-chief-russian-military-leadership-putin-ukraine-11687571201382.html . live .
  83. Web site: 24 June 2023 . Wagner controls military facilities in Voronezh, 500 km south of Moscow . 24 June 2023 . Deccan Herald . en . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021026/https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/head-of-russias-voronezh-region-says-russian-army-taking-action-there-amid-wagner-mutiny-1230759.html . live .
  84. Web site: 24 June 2023 . Reuters: ЧВК Вагнера захватила военные объекты в Воронеже . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624070926/https://meduza.io/news/2023/06/24/reuters-chvk-vagnera-zahvatila-vse-voennye-ob-ekty-v-voronezhe . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . Meduza . ru.
  85. News: Regan . Helen . Raine . Andrew . 24 June 2023 . Russia accuses Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of urging "armed rebellion": Live updates . en . . live . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624073110/https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-24-23/index.html . 24 June 2023.
  86. Web site: 2023-06-24 . The governor of Russia's Lipetsk province says the Wagner mercenary group has entered the region . 2023-06-24 . . en.
  87. Web site: Wagner Forces In Russia's Lipetsk Region South Of Moscow: Governor . 2023-06-25 . . . en-US . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021025/https://www.barrons.com/news/wagner-forces-in-russia-s-lipetsk-region-south-of-moscow-governor-a01c6579 . live .
  88. Web site: 23 June 2023 . Wagner convoy seen in region south of Moscow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624134423/https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-66006142?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=6496d782523d5b1261708497&Wagner%20convoy%20seen%20in%20region%20south%20of%20Moscow&2023-06-24T12:13:31.989Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4de0773e-1e2e-4915-9385-9e350a6c3565&pinned_post_asset_id=6496d782523d5b1261708497&pinned_post_type=share . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . BBC.
  89. Web site: 24 June 2023 . LIVE: Moscow accuses Wagner head of mutiny, after he vows to oust military leadership . 24 June 2023 . . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021526/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230624-live-moscow-accuses-wagner-head-of-mutiny-he-says-his-forces-enter-russia . live .
  90. Web site: Russia-Ukraine war live: Wagner forces 'control' Rostov army HQ . 24 June 2023 . . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021527/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/6/24/russia-ukraine-live-news-russia-accuses-wagner-chief-of-mutiny . live .
  91. Web site: Soni . Shubham . 24 June 2023 . Has Wagner Group reached Voronezh, reports of fighting in Oblast halfway between Moscow and Rostov . 24 June 2023 . opoyi . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021031/https://opoyi.com/world/has-wagner-group-reached-voronezh-reports-of-fighting-in-oblast-halfway-between-moscow-and-rostov-watch-video/ . live .
  92. News: Prigozhin says he started rebellion to protest Wagner dissolution, not topple government. Martin. Fornusek. The Kyiv Independent. 26 June 2023.
  93. Web site: Bivings . Lili . 24 June 2023 . Moscow mayor says 'anti-terrorist measures' being taken in city . 24 June 2023 . . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021527/https://kyivindependent.com/moscow-mayor-says-anti-terrorist-measures-being-carried-out-in-city/ . live .
  94. Web site: Wagner group recruitment poster removed in Moscow . 2023-06-25 . Sky News . en.
  95. News: Moloney . Charlie . 24 June 2023 . Wagner uprising shows Russia's 'full-scale' weakness and chaos, says Zelenskiy – Ukraine war live . . 24 June 2023 . 30 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021530/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped?page=with:block-6496e5cc8f08657ec73221ff#block-6496e5cc8f08657ec73221ff . live .
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