Wagner Mercenary Boss Faces Arrest for Inciting Mutiny Against Russia
TL;DR
Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group, has been accused of "incitement to armed rebellion" against Russia's military leadership. Prigozhin called on Russians to join 25,000 Wagner fighters against Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and other top commanders. The announcement of the criminal case by the Federal Security Service signaled that Prigozhin could face imminent arrest for comments in which he declared that he would lead a "march of justice" against his enemies in Russia's Ministry of Defense.
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