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Monday set to be ‘non working day’ in the city to ‘minimise risk’

Belarus President Putin Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly been spotted fleeing after mercenaries from the Wagner Group say they are preparing to takeover Moscow

Mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin's mercenaries the Wagner Group has smashed its way through barricades erected by civilians attempting to keep them way from Moscow

Plane used by Russian president disappears from flight tracker after leaving Moscow

Countries around the world were closely watching events unfolding on Saturday in Russia, where a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group posed the most serious challenge yet to President Vladimir Putin’s long rule.

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…

Commanders to advance in eastern Ukraine as Wagner troops’ move on Moscow leaves Russian army in disarray

Countries are keeping a close eye on the situation in Russia as Wagner rebellion escalates instability in region.

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