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| Wagner PMC 'armed coup' attempt in Russia: all the latest news | Wagner PMC 'armed coup' attempt in Russia: all the latest news |
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| The businessman behind the Russian private military company has been accused of “rebellion” against Moscow. | The businessman behind the Russian private military company has been accused of “rebellion” against Moscow. |
| There is some turmoil in Russia after Evgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner Group private military company, was accused by the government of staging an armed insurrection. | |
| The charges were brought late Friday night after Prigozhin accused Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, the chair of the Russian general staff, of serious crimes. | |
| Prigozhin claimed to have ordered troops loyal to him to move towards Rostov-on-Don, a major city in southern Russia. Security measures were also reportedly beefed up in Moscow. |