In his address, which lasted about five minutes, Putin described the mutiny as “a stab in the back of our country and our people.” He vowed to punish those responsible. Putin has appeared to acknowledge that Russia's military has lost control of Rostov-on-Don and there are indications Wagner fighters have moved north to Voronezh, about 320 miles from Moscow. Videos posted on social media showed military vehicles, including tanks, on the streets, though the atmosphere appears relatively calm. Prigozhin claimed his forces had military facilities in the city under their control, including the air field.
The Kremlin later said Prigozhin would not be prosecuted and would leave Russia for Belarus under the deal brokered by Lukashenko, a Putin ally. Prigozhin had vowed to "go all the way" to Moscow to topple Russia's military leadership. Prigozhin said he was ending his insurrection because the moment arrived when Russian "blood might be shed." After negotiations with Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, Prigozhin said he was halting the rebellion.Įarlier Saturday, Putin pledged "decisive actions" Saturday to halt what he described as a treasonous, armed rebellion by the Wagner group, whose insurrection had threatened to end Putin's 24-year rule. "We will turn around our columns and leave in the opposite direction to the field camps, according to the plan," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in an audio statement Saturday.
The head of the Wagner mercenary group said his troops were reversing after they had advanced toward Moscow in a widely watched test of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 24-year grip on power. Watch Video: Russian coup attempt raises questions about Ukraine war.
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