The Kremlin has put its troops on high alert, sending them into Moscow's streets after Wagner's mercenary chief called for an armed mutiny to be punished for allegedly killing his fighters.
The leader of Russian mercenary group Wagner has vowed to seek"revenge" against the country's military leadership after its forces allegedly killed 2,000 of his fighters.
In a sensational series of published audio clips, he vowed to punish those responsible for the deaths and urged people to join a"march" to"end this mess". Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to seek"revenge" against the country's military leadership after its military allegedly killed his fighters. Picture: TELEGRAM/ @concordgroup_official
However, Mr Prigozhin stressed in the audio it was not seeking to overthrow the military but it was simply a"march of justice" for his men.
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