An APC and police officers stand on the highway on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A bird flies over the building of the Russian Defense Ministry with anti-aircraft artillery systems atop the roof in Moscow, early Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





PMC Wagner fighters stand outside the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-On-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Erik Romanenko/TASS)





A fighter of Wagner private mercenary group patrols a street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A serviceman and civilians are seen in Krasnoarmeiskaya street in Rostov-On-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Erik Romanenko/TASS)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are deployed in a street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A PMC Wagner fighter stands outside the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-On-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Erik Romanenko/TASS)





PMC Wagner fighters stand outside the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-On-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Erik Romanenko/TASS)





PMC Wagner fighters stand outside the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-On-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Erik Romanenko/TASS)





An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is seen on a street of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)





People walk around an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company with “Brother” written on it, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Members of the Wagner Group military company sit atop a tank on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area at the headquarters of the Southern Military District. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin's troops who joined him in the uprising will not face prosecution and those who did not will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. After the deal was reached Saturday, Prigozhin ordered his troops to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, where they have been fighting alongside Russian troops. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)