Relief, sympathy as rebels stand down in Russian city

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 26, 2023 6:00 am

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia: Residents of a Russian city at the heart of a brief rebellion against their country's military top brass expressed relief on Sunday, but also voiced some sympathy for the mutineers and questions about what exactly happened.

Fighters from the private mercenary group Wagner, sporting silver armbands and carrying assault rifles, had deployed a day earlier across Rostov-on-Don in tanks and armored cars.

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