A woman watches Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a televised address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, 24 June 2023. Putin said counter-terrorism measures were enforced in Moscow and other Russian regions. The speech came after private military company (PMC) Wagner Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video on 24 June that his troops had occupied the building of the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don, demanding a meeting with Russia’s defense chiefs. Putin did not openly mention the Wagner Group nor its leader during the speech. (Photo by Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA)





A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





A man takes down the poster with writing reading “Join us at Wagner”, which is associated with the owner of the Wagner private military contractor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is seen above a highway on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russia's security services have responded to mercenary chief Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, security was heightened in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and other regions. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are seen atop of a tank 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)





Policemen guard an area near an office of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', which is associated with the owner of the Wagner private military contractor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Russian policemen block a street in downtown Rostov-on-Don, southern Russia, 24 June 2023. Security and armoured vehicles were deployed after private military company (PMC) Wagner Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video that his troops had occupied the building of the headquarters of the Southern Military District, demanding a meeting with Russia’s defense chiefs. (Photo by Arkady Budnitsky/EPA)





A fighter of Wagner private mercenary group stands guard 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)





Russian servicemen stand guard on a street in downtown Moscow, Russia, 24 June 2023. (Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA)





Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are seen 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 fighter of Wagner private mercenary group stands guard 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 local resident walks past members of Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Denis Romanov/AFP Photo)





A local resident speaks with a member of Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Denis Romanov/AFP Photo)





A serviceman stands atop of an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company, as he guards an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russia's security services had responded to Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, security was heightened in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and other regions. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Security personnel watch traffic at a checkpoint in Moscow, Russia on June 24, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Vehicles stand in traffic on the M-4 Don road in the Moscow region, Russia, 24 June 2023. Counter-terrorism measures were enforced in Moscow and other Russian regions after private military company (PMC) Wagner Group's chief claimed that his troops had occupied the building of the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don, demanding a meeting with Russia’s defense chiefs. (Photo by Maxim Shipenkov/EPA)





Servicemen sit in a tank with a flag of the Wagner Group military company and writing reading "Siberia", as they guard an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Russia's security services had responded to Prigozhin's declaration of an armed rebellion by calling for his arrest. In a sign of how seriously the Kremlin took the threat, security was heightened in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don and other regions. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Members of Wagner group stand guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Members of Wagner group patrol the center of Rostov-on-Don, – a hub for Russia's Ukraine campaign – where the rebellious Wagner mercenary force said it had taken over key facilities on June 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





An armoured personnel carrier is parked in a street as a member of Wagner group patrols an area in the centre of Rostov-on-Don – a hub for Russia's Ukraine campaign – where the rebellious Wagner mercenary force said it had taken over key facilities on June 24, 2023. Russia's President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023 said an armed mutiny by Wagner mercenaries was a “stab in the back” and that the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin had betrayed Russia, as he vowed to punish the dissidents. Prigozhin said his fighters control key military sites in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Members of Wagner group inspect a car in a street of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)