breakfast. our top stories russian mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin called off his rebellion after 24 hours of mayhem. prigozhin agreed to leave russia after talks with the leader of belarus. the kremlin says he won t be prosecuted. faulkner troops have also begun to leave the southern city of rostov where the began. just hours earlier, vladimir putin had called the rebellion treason. in moscow, residents have been told to avoid traveling and all mass outdoor events are canceled until next month. and, of course, with events in russia dominating the sunday papers, we will run through them with the editor peter conrad and welcome to sky news breakfast. the rebellion by russian mercenary leader to be over within 24 hours, his take in the southern city of rostov-on-don, a key communication setup for the war in ukraine and an armored of 124 miles of moscow. russian president vladimir putin called it a knife in the back of our people and said they were traitors. b
from the kremlin. on the road to the capital, wagner mercenary forces seize military headquarters in two, cities prompting an angry response. this is treason in the face of those who are fighting on the front. this is a step in the back of our troops, and the people of russia. wagner s leader and its forces are cheered as they withdraw from rostov. you have ghani prigozhin, the man dubbed putin s pitbull will now move to belarus with repercussions in russia s military offensive in ukraine. also this morning the prime minister is criticize for reportedly planning to block pay rises for public sector workers next year. plus, how glastonbury went from, grime to glam. hello, good morning. the russian president vladimir putin has faced the most serious threat yet to his leadership, the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin whose forces have fought for the kremlin in key battles joined the war in ukraine, seized control of the russian city acting as the merchant for the invasion,
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prigozhin and his troops were cheered as they withdrew from rostov-on-don where they had seized control of the city s military headquarters. after the deal with the kremlin was announced, wagner s leader said, he had decided to withdraw to avoid shutting russian blood. so, the rebellion began early yesterday morning in rostov-on-don, when wagner group forces occupied the headquarters for russia s military operations in ukraine. then, seized control of military facilities in around 500 kilometers south of moscow. a mercenary convoy than advanced north of along the m4 motorway to moscow. russian forces than erected defensive positions and blockaded main roads and bridges along the routes, before the order was given for mercenaries to stand down. sky security and defense editor
sky security and defense editor deborah haynes says it s still hard to really hope to achieve. no one knew what was vladimir putin s regime even as prigozhin and his man said they had advanced into their city and were planning to march on moscow. a day later, after the exploited the unfolding of events with missiles fired, fires blazing and troops, forces, mercenaries, moving towards moscow, it s all suddenly being and turned back and it s a very, very confusing. and what exactly was he attempt in the first place and clearly president putin has been rattled from that statement earlier. but what has prigozhin secured in order to