Russia says it will prosecute Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin for armed mutiny after he accused military leaders of killing 2,000 of his fighters, raising the stakes in a growing confrontation with top officials.
As a long-running stand-off between him and the defence ministry appeared to come to a head late on Friday, the ministry issued a statement denying Mr Prigozhin’s accusations and denouncing them as “informational provocation”.
Kyiv, meanwhile, said the major thrust in its counteroffensive against Moscow’s invasion had yet to be launched.
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