The pair meet in the Kremlin with 30 Wagner commanders, who pledged loyalty to the Russian president, according to Putin's spokesperson on 10 July. Meanwhile, a plane belonging to the paramilitary chief is spotted in Belarus, and Mr Lukashenko says Prigozhin has arrived. Putin hints at a probe into Prigozhin's finances. Russian authorities drop a criminal investigation into the revolt.

The mercenary leader's press service tells the Associated Press that he 'says hi to everyone' and would respond to all questions once he gets 'proper connection.'Ī bullish 11-minute statement is released by the Wagner boss defending the mutiny, taunting the Russian defence ministry and accusing it of attacking his fighters in Ukraine. Prigozhin leaves Rostov-on-Don - de-facto captured in the rebellion - and the Kremlin announces he will 'retreat to Belarus' in an agreement brokered by its president, Alexander Lukashenko. Here, we take a look at the timeline between the biggest challenge to Vladimir Putin's 23-year rule and the purported death of the man who posed it.

In the intervening weeks, mystery surrounded the Wagner Group leader and whether the Kremlin had something more in store for him.

'You rock' and 'you're a lion' was shouted at Yevgeny Prigozhin as he halted a short-lived coup to topple top Russian military leaders in Moscow between 23 and 24 June.Įxactly two months later, Prigozhin's business jet plummeted from the sky and crashed in a field halfway between the capital he almost seized and St Petersburg, reportedly killing him.

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