Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian Mercenaries to halt march on Moscow and return to Ukraine to avoid shedding blood
Shortpedia
Content TeamImage Credit: twitter
The head of the private Russian military force Wagner said Saturday he has ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to avoid shedding Russian blood. The announcement from Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin's leadership in his more than two decades in power.