Mr. Prigogen was broadcasting from Rostov on dawn, a Russian city that houses the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Security was tightened in Moscow overnight, but it took until Saturday morning for Russia's President Vladimir Putin to respond. Then, as suddenly as the mutiny began, it started to fall apart. The Wagner Group forces in Rostov started packing up and leaving, as the residents cheered them on.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, nicknamed “Putin’s chef”, leads the Wagner Group of mercenaries fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. He had lambasted Russia’s military leaders for months, but the mutiny he began over the weekend lasted less than a day. Nevertheless it is a sharp blow to President Vladimir Putin’s leadership—and may prove to be a boon for Ukraine’s counter-offensive.
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