MOSCOW, June 25, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will leave Russia and won't face charges after calling off his troops' advance on Saturday, Moscow said, easing Russia's most serious security crisis in decades. Within hours of Prigozhin's about-face, the Kremlin announced he would leave for Belarus and Russia would not prosecute either him or the group's members. - Wagner troops cheered -By early Sunday Wagner had pulled fighters and equipment from Rostov-on-Don, where they had seized the military headquarters, said the regional governor. Authorities in the southern Lipetsk region announced the lifting of restrictions after earlier reporting Wagner fighters in their territory, where the local capital is just 420 kilometres (260 miles) south of Moscow. Armed Wagner fighters deployed around administrative buildings in Rostov and tanks were seen in the city centre.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha June 25, 2023 04:22 UTC