Here's a quick explainer on what's happening between Wagner and the Russian military | Not the Bee

Here's a quick explainer on what's happening between Wagner and the Russian military | Not the Bee - Daniel Plainview

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner made headlines overnight and into Saturday after the group's owner and leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, vowed to strike back against the Russian military over allegations that government troops had killed a significant number of his private mercenaries.
In a nutshell, Prigozhin claims that Russian troops fired on and killed his own men as the latter fought in eastern Ukraine...
Prigozhin has vowed to continue to Moscow and appears to be on his way already...
And Putin has ordered his military to crush the Wagner coup.

• In the recent past, Prigozhin has been a sharp critic of Russia's elite class for what he said has been wasteful and profligate conduct during the Ukrainian war. He has even criticized Vladimir Putin, which is a big no-no in Russia.

Here is Putin's address to Russia about the uprising:

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UPDATE: Aaaand it's over.
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow abruptly reached a deal with the Kremlin to go into exile and sounded the retreat...