Russia's FSB Opens Criminal Probe Into Wagner Chief Prigozhin's Call For An 'Armed Mutiny'

 

The Guardian: Russia investigates Wagner chief for ‘armed mutiny’ after call for attack on military  

FSB opens criminal case after Yevgeny Prigozhin accuses Russia’s military of rocket attack and says ‘evil’ leadership must be stopped 

Russia’s FSB security service has opened a criminal case for armed mutiny against Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin after the mercenary chief accused the Russian military of targeting his forces and vowed to “destroy” his rivals. 

In an extraordinary series of audio clips released late on Friday, Prigozhin claimed that a Russian rocket attack had killed scores of his fighters, vowing to take “revenge” and “stop the evil brought by the military leadership of the country”. 

“Those who destroyed today our guys, who destroyed tens, tens of thousands of lives of Russian soldiers will be punished. I’m asking: no one resist,” Prigozhin said.  

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WNU Editor: Yevgeny Prigozhin is clearly frustrated with the state of the war. He wants to unleash the full strength of the Russian military on Ukraine instead of the piece-meal approach that the Kremlin is using. He is not sympathetic with the cautious nature that the Russian ministry of Defense is following, and he wants a change in the Russian military leadership.  But his rhetoric has gone too far, and there will be consequences. 

As to the big question .... will the Wagner chief's comments impact the war? My answer is it will not. 

Yevgeny Prigozhin is not a military commander, as such his calls for the military to support him will be mostly ignored. But politically he has caused a stir, and I predict it will be very hard for him to recover. 

Russia's FSB Opens Criminal Probe Into Wagner Chief Prigozhin's Call For An 'Armed Mutiny' 

 Live: Russia tightens security as Wagner chief accused of mutiny -- BBC 

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia accuses Wagner chief of trying to start a ‘civil conflict’ – latest updates -- The Guardian 

Wagner chief vows revenge on Moscow: what we know so far -- The Guardian  

Moscow accuses Wagner head of mutiny, he says his forces enter Russia -- Reuters  

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief blames war on defence minister -- BBC  

Wagner chief accuses Moscow of lying to public about Ukraine -- The Guardian  

Wagner leader Prigozhin says his forces have entered Russian city of Rostov facing no resistance -- AP  

Wagner mercenaries march on Moscow to target 'evil' military top brass: Putin on alert as Prigozhin crosses into Russia saying 'we'll destroy anything, we'll go all the way' - Kremlin says he's inciting CIVIL WAR and deploys troops as chaos spirals -- Daily Mail  

Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far -- AP  

Russian authorities launch criminal probe into Wagner Group over threats to oust defense minister -- Politico  

Russia's FSB opens criminal probe into Wagner chief Prigozhin for 'armed mutiny' -- France 24  

Russia investigating Wagner chief over comments -- CNN  

Wagner mercenary boss faces arrest over 'incitement to armed rebellion' -- Washington Post  

Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Wagner Chief on Charges of Mutiny -- WSJ  

Who is the head of the mercenary group calling for an armed rebellion in Russia? -- AP  

Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine -- The Guardian  

Prigozhin: Russia's mercenary supremo turned firebrand critic -- France 24  

Yevgeny Prigozhin: From Putin's chef to Wagner founder -- BBC 

News From Russia 

Wagner PMC 'armed coup' attempt in Russia: all the latest news -- RT Prigozhin 

Charged With 'Inciting Armed Revolt' After Vowing to Stop 'Evil' Military Leadership -- Moscow Times  

Prigozhin’s statements call for civil conflict, stab in back of Russian Armed Forces — FSB -- TASS  

FSB opens criminal case after Wagner boss calls for ‘armed rebellion’ -- RT  

Criminal case opened against Wagner head amid threat of escalating confrontation — FSB -- TASS  

Putin has been briefed on situation with Prigozhin, measures are being taken — Kremlin -- TASS 

Putin Briefed on Prigozhin's Armed Coup Attempt — Kremlin -- Sputnik  

Russia’s Prosecutor General reports on armed mutiny case to Putin — Spokesman -- TASS  

Wagner chief spreading misinformation – MOD -- RT  

Biden notified about situation around Wagner PMC — report -- TASS  

Sergey Surovikin calls on Wagner PMC to resolve problems peacefully, not to aid enemy -- TASS

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