Wagner Group Rebels
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The Wagner Group is a Russian private military company. It briefly revolted against the Russian Government in 2023.
Establishment
June 2023: Prigozhin declared the start of an armed conflict against the Ministry of Defence in a message posted on his press service's Telegram channel
Chronology
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Are a series of conflicts that are considered to be a consequence of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
1.1.Russo-Ukrainian War
Is a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, part of the conflicts related to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The main reasons for the conflict are the control of the Ukrainian territories of Donbas and Crimea (both territories have a substantial Russian-speaking populations, in particular Crimea has a majority Russian-speaking population) and Russian influence in former USSR countries. The war started in 2014 with the Russian annexion of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored secession of the the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) from Ukraine. After a phase of low-level warfare (2016-2021), Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
1.1.1.Wagner Group rebellion
The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, briefly revolted against the Russian Government in 2023.
June 2023: During the early morning of 24 June, Wagner forces crossed into Russia's Rostov Oblast from Luhansk and swiftly captured Rostov-on-Don, encountering no apparent opposition.
June 2023: another crossed over from the occupied territory of Ukraine. The vehicles advanced across Voronezh Oblast where they encountered little resistance.
June 2023: Wagner proceeded into Lipetsk Oblast, approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Moscow.
June 2023: Advance towards Moscow: one column reportedly came from Rostov-on-Don, capturing Millerovo air base
June 2023: Wagner forces passed through the town of Yelets, and continued north along the M4 highway.
June 2023: There are reports that the closest to Moscow that Wagner troops got was the town of Kashira in southern Moscow Oblast, 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Moscow. Wagner presence is not visually confirmed any closer than Krasnoye in northern Lipetsk Oblast, 330 kilometres (210 mi) south of Moscow.
June 2023: Wagner fighters drove past Voronezh [...] According to media reports, Wagner took control of all military facilities in the city.
June 2023: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko brokered a settlement with Prigozhin, who subsequently agreed to halt the rebellion. In the late evening of 24 June, Wagner troops abandoned their push to Moscow and those who remained in Rostov-on-Don began withdrawing.
Disestablishment
June 2023: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko brokered a settlement with Prigozhin, who subsequently agreed to halt the rebellion. In the late evening of 24 June, Wagner troops abandoned their push to Moscow and those who remained in Rostov-on-Don began withdrawing.
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