Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, says Russia won't be prosecuting the Wagner fighters that advanced toward the capital. 'He's a vicious, brutal man': Russia's Wagner Group led by Putin-connected ex-con Duration 7:53 Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? CBC's David Common investigates what's known about the man leading the Wagner Group — Russia's private mercenaries waging a bloody battle in Bakhmut, Ukraine. A worker removes an advertisement for the Wagner Group on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on Saturday. "The fracturing of the regime that sits around President Putin ... is very real."

Source: CBC News June 25, 2023 16:06 UTC