Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin, a mercenary leader, faces a criminal case for armed mutiny from Russia’s FSB security service. He blamed the Russian military for attacking his forces and killing many of them with rockets. He also threatened to “destroy” anyone who opposed him and to “stop the evil” of the military leadership.
He released audio clips and a video on Friday night to support his claims. He said he had 25,000 fighters with him and they would find out the reason for the country’s chaos.
The FSB said Prigozhin was trying to start a civil war in Russia. They also increased security in Moscow and protected important facilities. Some videos showed military vehicles on the streets.
General Sergei Surovikin, who was in charge of the Ukraine invasion, made a video to tell the mercenaries to stay loyal to Putin.
This was a very unusual conflict among Russia’s powerful people. Prigozhin was against defence minister Sergei Shoigu and other military commanders.
The FSB told Wagner fighters to stop following Prigozhin’s orders and to arrest him. Prosecutors said that
