Wagner Mercenaries Prompt Moscow Mayor to Urge Residents to Stay Home

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared martial law across the country as the Wagner mercenary group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, moves towards Moscow with around 5,000 fighters. The group has broken with the Russian defense establishment and is in a standoff with the Russian army amid an "armed mutiny." Prigozhin has called for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister and has alleged that the military killed a large number of his fighters in an air strike. Putin has vowed to punish traitors and called the mutiny a betrayal. The situation is being closely watched by European leaders and the G7 is discussing the situation in Russia.