2023-07-01 15:03:10
Thousands of members of his private army marched nearly a thousand kilometers across Russia without encountering significant resistance.
In the armed rebellion that recently rocked Russia, questions are being asked about whether mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had inside help from the military and political elite.
A week after the riot posed the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule in more than two decades, key details of the uprising still remain shrouded in mystery.
Uncertainty also revolves around the fate of Prigozhin and his Wagner Group private military forces, along with the deal they obtained from the Kremlin and what the future holds for the Russian defense minister whom they tried to oust.
Many observers argue that Prigozhin would not have been able to seize the military installations in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don so easily on June 24 and mount his swift march on Moscow without the collusion of some members of the military leadership.
Thousands of his private army covered nearly a thousand kilometers across Russia without meeting significant resistance and shot down at least seven military aircraft, killing at least 10 pilots.
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Prigozhin said they came within 200 kilometers of Moscow when he ordered his troops back, as part of a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. That deal granted him and the forces of his private contractor Grupo Wagner amnesty, allowing them to move to Belarus.
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