The Man Who Challenged Putin
In June 2023, as the Russo-Ukrainian war rages on, Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, orders his men to seize Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don. It is the opening salvo of a mutiny against the Kremlin. Supported by many and feared by many others, this unprecedented attempt to stand up to Vladimir Putin takes many circuitous turns, but the end is predictable.
In June 2023, as the Russo-Ukrainian war rages on, Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, orders his men to seize Russia’s southern city of Rostov-on-Don. It is the opening salvo of a mutiny against the Kremlin. Supported by many and feared by many others, this unprecedented attempt to stand up to Vladimir Putin takes many circuitous turns, but the end is predictable.
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