Russian Mercenary Leader Accuses Kremlin of Attacking His Forces, Vows Retaliation

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, accused the country's military leadership of ordering strikes on the group's camps and killing a "huge" number of forces. He vowed to "stop" Russia's top military brass and urged ordinary Russians to remain calm. The Federal Security Agency (FSB) has launched a criminal case on charges of inciting an armed revolt. The Russian Defense Ministry called Prigozhin's statements a "provocation." Multiple independent news outlets reported that Russian state media outlets have been prohibited from mentioning any of Prigozhin's statements.