Wagner fighters led by Yevgeny Prigozhin leave Rostov-on-Don, the Russian city's governor says, ending a revolt, which required Belarus' mediation and exposed turmoil in Russia, as Moscow-Kiev fighting enters its 487th day Follow our live coverage👇
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the headquarters of the Southern Military District amid the group's pullout from the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. / Photo: ReutersWagner group fighters led by their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin have left the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and are headed back to their field camps, the regional governor has said.
Heavily armed Russian mercenaries who advanced most of the way to Moscow began turning back, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin in a move their leader and the Kremlin said would avoid bloodshed. "A Wagner column left Rostov and headed to their field camps," governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram. On Saturday they seized control of a key military base there.
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