On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia
On June 24, 2023, the Wagner Group, a once-loyal private military, turned its weapons inward and marched toward Moscow in an open challenge to the Kremlin.
A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/Yulia Morozova)ByBLAIR PENN