Mercenaries are ‘recovering, eating and repairing gear’, says source, as some Russian officials call for them to be disarmed
The Wagner group appeared to be continuing some of its operations, with recruitment centres open and fighters returning to their bases, as the group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, made his first public comments since abandoning his armed mutiny.
In an audio recording released on Monday, Prigozhin made no mention of his whereabouts or those of his fighters. Nor did he confirm any plans to exile himself to Belarus as had been announced as part of a settlement supposedly negotiated with the Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko.
