The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has called off a rebellion and agreed to leave the country. Yevgeny Prigozhin had threatened to march on Moscow to force out Russia’s defence minister, a move that provoked fury from President Vladimir Putin who promised to punish those who had betrayed Russia. Barely 36 hours into this confrontation, though, Prigozhin agreed to a deal that would see him move to Belarus.
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Ten killed in private jet crash in Russia with Wagner boss on board
Russian state media has said eight bodies have been found following the crash 60 miles north of Moscow, and Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s name was on the passenger list.
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Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski sentenced to 10 years in Prison
Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on smuggling and tax-evasion charges that rights defenders and Western governments have called politically motivated retribution by longtime authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The Lenin district court on March 3 also sentenced Byalyatski’s co-defendants in the case Valyantsin Stefanovich and Uladzimer Labkovich to nine years and seven years, respectively. A fourth defendant, Zmitser Salauyou, who was tried in absentia, was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Three Killed In Latest Russian Missile Barrage To Hit Ukraine
Russia hit Ukraine with a nighttime barrage of 18 missiles, killing two people in Pavlohrad and a 14-year-old boy in the Chernihiv region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Forty other people were injured in Pavlohrad. Zelenskiy also said the 14-year-boy killed in the northern region of Chernihiv died close to his school when the building was hit by a bomb.
