Wagner boss aimed to capture Russian generals, report says
This video grab taken from handout footage posted on June 24, 2023 on the Telegram account of the press service of Concord -- a company linked to the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin -- shows Yevgeny Prigozhin speaking inside the headquarters of the Russian southern military district in the city of Rostov-on-Don.
Agence France-Presse is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
What you need to know:
The mercenary chief sought to seize the defence minister and the military’s chief of staff but failed when they discovered his plan, Western officials say
Another report says some Russian generals may have known about the mutiny, and that Prigozhin wouldn’t have acted without believing others would come to his aid
