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The mercenaries’ leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was once close to the Russian president. Then he became a major threat

Dr Colin Alexander, who is an expert in political communications from Nottingham Trent University, has offered tonight a commentary on the ongoing situation in Russia

While the leadership in Kyiv is weighing how best to seize the moment, average Ukrainians are far less optimistic.

Wagner warlord says his mercenaries will return to their bases in southern Russia in deal with president of Belarus

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"