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Wagner: Russians reflect on group’s advance towards Moscow

Wagner troops enroute to Moscow

A week on from the dramatic mutiny by Wagner forces, residents in Rostov-on-Don – the city the mercenary troops seized – have been reflecting on the events that rocked Russia.

In just 24 hours, leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, staged an insurrection, sending troops into the city of a million people and further on towards Moscow.

Due to the current laws against criticising the so-called “special military operation” in Russia, the BBC has chosen to protect the identities of the citizens who spoke to us.

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