On 23 June 2023, the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, staged an uprising against the Government of Russia. It marked the climax of the Wagner Group–Ministry of Defense conflict, which had begun about … See more

Prigozhin's statements
Rebukes of the government and allegation of an attack on Wagner
In a video released … See more

Prigozhin allegedly made personal efforts to establish contact with the presidential administration on the afternoon of 24 June, including reaching out to Putin himself, who refused to speak … See more

Fallout and restoring order
A sense of normalcy swiftly returned to Moscow. On 25 June, workers initiated the repairs of roads that … See more

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group
In the early 1990s, Prigozhin, having served a decade in prison before embarking on an entrepreneurial career, emerged as a … See more

Domestic
Vladimir Putin's address
Vladimir Putin addressed the nation on 24 June, denouncing … See more

Political
The rebellion, the first of its kind in Russia since the constitutional crisis of 1993, was widely regarded in the following days as the most significant challenge to Putin's 23-year-long reign. Multiple publications have noted that the … See more