Russia: Putin vows to punish Wagner's Prigozhin after military sites seized - BBC

The Wagner Group is a private army of mercenaries that has been fighting alongside the regular Russian army in Ukraine.

As we've been reporting, its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has called for a rebellion, and troops from the group appear to be heading north across Russia, towards Moscow.

The group is estimated to have around 25,000 soldiers, a figure used by Prigozhin on Friday.

In January, the UK Ministry of Defence estimated the Wagner Group commanded a peak of 50,000 troops - however around 20,000 of them have reportedly been killed while fighting in Ukraine.

Wagner Group's 25,000 troops compares with an estimated 800,000 active soldiers in the Russian army.

The force was once estimated at more than one million soldiers, however it is thought to have suffered at least 220,000 casualties during the war.

Russia is thought to have a further 250,000 service members in reserve.

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