Wagner mutiny — Key Events — Ukraine–Russia

What happened

The Wagner Group seizes Rostov-on-Don and marches on Moscow before standing down; its founder dies in a plane crash two months later.

The most serious internal challenge to the Russian state in decades — and the reason Wagner's successors were folded under Ministry of Defence control.

Confidence: High

WhenJun 2023

KindLeadership change · Military · Political

ArenaForce generation and defence industry

Confidence: High Sources: Established historical record Methodology Corrections

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Wagner successor

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Wagner Group (lineage) · atlasParticipanthigh confidence

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