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Armoured vehicles and fighters of Wagner on the streets after the Wagner paramilitary group took control of the headquarters of Russia’s southern military district in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
LIPETSK

Putin vows to defeat Wagner Group as mercenaries advance on Moscow

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, once a close Vladimir Putin ally, said his troops had taken control of the military command centre and airbase in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don

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Armoured vehicles and fighters of Wagner on the streets after the Wagner paramilitary group took control of the headquarters of Russia’s southern military district in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
ROSTOV ON DON

Tanks and armed Wagner rebels deploy in southern Russia town

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to topple Moscow’s military leaders

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