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A serviceman stands atop of an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company, as he guards an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP)

US spy agencies reportedly detected early signs of Russia revolt by Wagner chief

Intelligence officials conducted briefings on potential for unrest in nuclear-armed country a full day before it unfolded, Washington Post and New York Times report

A member of Wagner group speaks with a local resident in Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Roman Romokohv / AFP)

June 25, 2023, 6:53 pm

Russian city at heart of brief rebellion expresses relief, confusion after mutiny

In Rostov-on-Don, some locals say they understand the Wagner mercenaries who rebelled, but one is pleased that things have ‘somehow become calmer’

By AFP

A truck drives as a plume of smoke rises from a building during a reported Russian airstrike on Syria's northwestern rebel-held Idlib province, on June 25, 2023. (Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP)

June 25, 2023, 5:51 pm

Russian airstrikes kill at least 11 people in rebel-held Syria

The explosions, including one allegedly at a food market, are said to be in retaliation for deadly drone attacks last week attributed to rebels

By AFP

June 25, 2023, 6:50 am

US spy agencies reportedly detected early signs of Russia revolt by Wagner chief

Intelligence officials conducted briefings on potential for unrest in nuclear-armed country a full day before it unfolded, Washington Post and New York Times report

By AFP

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

June 25, 2023, 1:07 am

Kremlin says Wagner chief to move to Belarus after rebellious march on Moscow

Moscow says Yevgeny Prigozhin will not face prosecution as part of deal to end most significant challenge to Putin in more than 20 years in power

By Agencies

In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

June 24, 2023, 10:32 pm

Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprise halt of march on Moscow, return to bases

Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko

By AP

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 7, 2022. (Saul Loeb/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 9:38 pm

Head of US military cancels trip to Israel amid Russia crisis

General Mark Milley puts off Middle East plans, shortly before Wagner Group announces it is halting its advance on Moscow

By Agencies

The Spasskaya Tower is seen through metal barriers at Moscow's Red Square on June 24, 2023. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 8:18 pm

Israel issues advisory warning against travel to Russia after mercenary group rebels

PM, diplomats to discuss developments as Wagner Group leader abruptly announces halt of advance on Moscow

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 3:17 pm

‘Russia’s weakness is obvious’: World watches and reacts to Wagner mutiny

UK Defense Ministry analysis says incident ‘represents the most significant challenge to the Russian state in recent times’

By AFP

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)

June 24, 2023, 11:32 am

Putin vows to crush ‘treason’ as rebel Wagner leader takes Russian city, eyes Moscow

Russian president urges unity, calls move by mercenary force a ‘stab in the back’ to Russia; Prigozhin seizes military HQ handling fighting in Ukraine, sends convoy toward capital

By Agencies

In this grab taken from video and released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, June 23, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken millionaire head of the private military contractor Wagner, speaks during his interview at an unspecified location. Prigozhin assailed the Russian military top brass, accusing it of downplaying the threat posed by the Ukrainian counteroffensive. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)

June 24, 2023, 6:19 am

Wagner chief vows to ‘go to the end’ to oust Moscow top brass, says forces rebelling

Yevgeny Prigozhin claims some mercenary group members have left Ukraine, entered Russian city in ‘a march of justice’; heavy military trucks, armored vehicles seen in capital

By Agencies and ToI Staff

In this Monday, September 20, 2010 file photo, Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school meals, outside St. Petersburg, Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

June 24, 2023, 3:58 am

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Russian mercenary chief turned firebrand critic, target for arrest

While gaining acclaim in Russia for his Wagner Group’s capture of key Ukrainian towns, Prigozhin has also accused Moscow’s defense ministry of systemic mismanagement, lies

By AFP

June 24, 2023, 2:29 am

Kremlin orders arrest of Wagner leader after he calls to oust Russian defense chief

Notorious head of mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin posts angry videos accusing Sergei Shoigu of ordering rocket strike on Wagner’s field camps in Ukraine, urges armed rebellion

By AP

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (AP/Dmitry Serebryakov)

June 23, 2023, 5:12 am

Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

Reporter must remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late August

By AP and JTA

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, June 22, 2023. (Dmitry Serebryakov/AP)

June 22, 2023, 1:15 pm

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in Moscow court to appeal extended detention

US citizen arrested on espionage charges stands in glass cage for closed-door hearing; Russian deputy FM says mulling request for another visit from US embassy staff

By AP

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures by a model of RISE Safran motor at the International Paris Air Show at the Paris Le Bourget airport, Monday, June 19, 2023. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

June 20, 2023, 6:54 am

Macron urges Europe to build own air defense, not rely on US-Israeli system

French leader warns against buying arms ‘off the shelf’ for a continent-wide missile umbrella after German purchase of Arrow 3 from Israel for Sky Shield Initiative

By AP