Prigozhin’s short-lived rebellion ended suddenly late Saturday with the mercenary leader’s retreat to Belarus.
Prigozhin’s revolt began after what he said was a Russian military attack targeting his troops’ camps in Ukraine Friday with gun- and artillery fire and rockets.
The brutal mercenary leader had spent months leading up to the revolt railing against the Russian army leadership.showing what he claimed were the corpses of his fighters. “These are someone’s fathers and someone’s sons,” Prigozhin says, pointing at the bodies. “The bastards that don’t give us ammunition will eat their f—ing guts in hell!”
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