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Scenes from the Wagner Mutiny That Shook Russia

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June 25, 2023 1:30 p.m.
ROSTOV-ON-DON - RUSSIA - JUNE 24: Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Rostov residents pose for selfies with Wagner mercenaries

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: A civilian poses with a member of the Wagner Group for a photo before their preparation to depart from the Southern Military District’s headquarters and return to their base in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Rostov residents pose for selfies with Wagner mercenaries

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: A civilian poses with the members of the Wagner Group for a photo before their preparation to depart from the Southern Military District’s headquarters and return to their base in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Teen poses for selfie with Wagner troops

A man poses for a photo with members of Wagner group in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN ROMOKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Wagner Group soldiers stand guard during Wagner’s control of Rostov

TOPSHOT – Members of Wagner group stand guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Wagner group sit on the sidewalk as they patrol the center of Rostov

TOPSHOT – Members of Wagner group sit on the sidewalk as they patrol the center of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves Rostov to cheers from city residents

ROSTOV-ON-DON – RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Civilian sits atop armored vehicle as Wagner Group occupies Rostov

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Armored vehicles and fighters of Wagner on streets after the Wagner paramilitary group has taken control of the headquarters of Russia’s southern military district in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves Rostov to cheers

ROSTOV-ON-DON – RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

President Putin delivers fiery remarks on Wagner “treason”

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a statement about Wagner’s action on TV in Moscow, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin making a speech after his troops take military headquarters in Rostov

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – “WAGNER / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) A screen grab captured from a video shows Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin making a speech after Headquarters of the Southern Military District surrounded by fighters of the paramilitary Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Wagner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Sergei Surovikin asks Wagner troops not to turn against President Putin

UNSPECIFIED – JUNE 24: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â” MANDATORY CREDIT – ” RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) A screen grab captured from a video shows Sergei Surovikin addresses the Wagner PMC leadership, commanders and soldiers on June 24, 2023. Generals accused Prigozhin of an attempted coup with Russia’s top commander in Ukraine, Sergey Surovikin, urging Wagner fighters to obey President Vladimir Putin. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) urged Wagner fighters to detain their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, after the head of the paramilitary group accused Russian forces of attacking his mercenaries. (Photo by Russian Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Wagner chief Prigozhin after Headquarters of the Southern Military District surrounded by fighters of the paramilitary Wagner group

ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – “WAGNER / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) A screen grab captured from a video shows Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin (2nd L) after Headquarters of the Southern Military District surrounded by fighters of the paramilitary Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Wagner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

People look at a tank near a circus building in the city of Rostov

People look at a tank near a circus building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov

Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Trucks brought in to block Wagner troops en route to Moscow

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Trucks are seen as traffic density occurred where security measures taken along the M4 highway to Moscow amid escalating tensions between the Kremlin and the head of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, in Moscow, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Boris Alekseev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Wagner shared video of purported airstrike attack on Wagner troops

UNSPECIFIED: (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT – “WAGNER / HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) In the video shared from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner’s social media accounts show military convoy belongs to Wagner allegedly is being hit with an airstrike. (Photo by Wagner / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Members of Wagner group detain a man in the city of Rostov

Members of Wagner group detain a man in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District’s headquarters

ROSTOV-ON-DON – RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District’s headquarters and return to their base on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Residents cheer Wagner troops

ROSTOV-ON-DON – RUSSIA – JUNE 24: Members of the Wagner Group prepare to depart from the Southern Military District’s headquarters and return to their base on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A woman shows her mobile phone as she speaks with a member of the Wagner group

TOPSHOT – A woman shows her mobile phone as she speaks with a member of the Wagner group in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN ROMOKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman poses for a photo in front of the Wagner Group military vehicle

ROSTOV-ON-DON – RUSSIA – JUNE 24: A woman poses for a photo in front of the Wagner Group military vehicle on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (Photo by Feodor Larin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Members of Wagner group stand on the balcony of the circus building in the city of Rostov

TOPSHOT – Members of Wagner group stand on the balcony of the circus building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP) (Photo by ROMAN ROMOKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)

A local resident speaks with a member of Wagner group in Rostov

TOPSHOT – A local resident speaks with a member of Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Roman ROMOKHOV / AFP) / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the byline of this photo has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Roman Romokhov] instead of [Denis Romanov]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.” (Photo by ROMAN ROMOKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian police officers patrol in an area outside PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg

Russian police officers patrol in an area outside PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, on June 24, 2023. Wagner chief ‘betrayed’ Russia out of ‘personal ambition’ announced President Vladimir Putin during a statement to the nation, on June 24, 2023, as Russia faced a rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group that has vowed to topple Moscow’s military leadership. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2010 Prigozhin leads Putin on school lunch factory inspection

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin shows Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin his school lunch factory outside Saint Petersburg on September 20, 2010. – Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has filed a lawsuit in an EU court to remove him from the bloc’s sanctions list, his company said on December 15, 2020. The European Union in October sanctioned Prigozhin — nicknamed “Putin’s chef” because his company Concord has catered for the Kremlin — accusing him of undermining peace in Libya by supporting the Wagner Group private military company. (Photo by Alexey DRUZHININ / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY DRUZHININ/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

In 2016 Prigozhin attends meeting with foreign investors in St Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – JUNE 16: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian billionaire and businessman, Concord catering company owner Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting with foreign investors at Konstantin Palace June 16, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Saint Petersburg to attend the International Economic Forum. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
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