Head of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin is still under investigation and the charges against him for organising armed rebellion have not been dropped, reported Russian news agencies on Monday, even after the mercenary group agreed to a deal with the Kremlin to end the mutiny.

Criminal charges against Prigozhin 'not dropped' even after exile to Belarus

In a span of 36 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin faced the greatest threat of an armed insurrection, the biggest challenge to his authority since the leader came to power more than two decades ago.

Explained | Bruised Putin's dangling future post Wagner's short-lived rebellion

The Wagner mercenary group, propped up by the Russian state in recent years, first to fight Moscow's proxy wars in Central Africa and then its war in Ukraine, haunted Vladimir Putin last weekend with an armed revolt against the country's military leadership.

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Russia mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who turned his force against the military leadership in Moscow, will quit Russia and move to Belarus under an agreement brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to quit Russia and move to Belarus under deal to end mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary group Wagner's chief, on Friday, accused Moscow's military leadership of ordering strikes on his camps and killing a "huge" number of forces.

Wagner chief accuses Russian military of bombing his forces, vows revenge

The Russian authorities charged Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin with mutiny after he called on his troops to oust the country’s military leadership. The Wagner chief has been accused of "incitement to armed rebellion" after he asked Russians to join his 25,000 Wagner fighters against defence minister Sergei Shoigu and other top military commanders.

Russia orders Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s arrest after his call for mutiny

Russian mercenary group received tens of thousands of protective helmets from China late last year, the Financial Times reported. The report mentioned the period of time when the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was apparently raising a massive prisoner army to attack Ukraine.

China sent helmets to the Wagner mercenary group despite sanctions: Report

Russian mercenary group Wagner's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Saturday asked Moscow to let him hand over the Bakhmut positions to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. "I ask you to issue a combat order before 00:00 on May 10 concerning the transfer of the positions of the Wagner paramilitary units in Bakhmut and its periphery, to the units of the Akhmat battalion," Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a letter to Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Wagner chief asks Moscow to let him hand over Bakhmut positions to Chechen leader

Russian mercenary Wagner Group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Friday threatened to pull his frontline troops out of Bakhmut. In a series of scathing videos, the Wagner chief blamed Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov for "tens of thousands" of killed and wounded Russian fighters in Ukraine.

Explained | From hotdog seller to Putin's chef, all you need to know about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russia's Wagner Group, in a major shift of tactical goalpost during ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, announced that it will withdraw from the Bakhmut region where the battle to overrun Ukrainian resistance is continuing with sharp intensity for nearly two months.

‘Doomed to perish’: Russia’s Wagner announces withdrawal from Bakhmut, cites lack of ammo

In an audio message published on social media, Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russia’s Wagner Group, on Wednesday (May 3), said he believes that Ukraine has “already begun” its counter-offensive.

Wagner leader says Ukraine counter-offensive has begun; Kherson shelling toll rises to 21

The chief of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group has threatened to withdraw his troops from the besieged Bakhmut city, Ukraine, if Moscow fails to address ammunition supply problems.

Russian mercenary Wagner Group chief threatens to withdraw his troops from Bakhmut

The leader of the Russian paramilitary force Wagner group and someone believed to have President Vladimir Putin's ear, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has called for an end to the war in Ukraine. This he says should be done as Russia has achieved all of its planned goals in its special operation.

Russia Ukraine War: Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls for end to war in Ukraine & declare victory

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday (March 25) that over 5,000 former criminals were pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in the group against Ukraine.

Wagner chief says over 5,000 criminals pardoned by Russia after fighting in Ukraine war

Surprising everyone in the two warring nations and elsewhere around, the chief of the Russian mercenary group Wagner revealed his political ambitions and declared his intentions to run for Ukraine's President in 2024.

Russian mercenary group Wagner’s chief reveals ‘political ambitions’, to run for Ukraine’s president in 2024

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Late last summer, a plot of land on the edge of a small farming community in southern Russia began to fill with scores of newly dug graves of fighters killed in Ukraine.

A rapidly expanding cemetery in Russian village reveals Wagner’s prisoner army

Russian mercenary group Wagner's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin wrote a short letter to the White House on Saturday (January 21) asking what crime his group is accused of after the United States imposed new sanctions on the group and declared it a transnational criminal organisation.

'Dear Mr Kirby...': Wagner boss writes to White House over fresh US sanctions

Putin-linked entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted that he had interfered in US elections and would continue to do so.

Putin-linked businessman admits to US elections 'interference'

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman who is widely regarded as an ally of Vladimir Putin, said on Monday that outside forces interfered in the United States elections.

Vladimir Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin 'admits' to interfering in US elections

Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has urged the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to remove his name from the list of wanted criminals, alleging it to be a human rights principles violation.

'Putin's chef' urges FBI to remove his name from wanted list of criminals

The Kremlin-linked businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to ruin Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in a Berlin hospital.

Kremlin linked tycoon Prigozhin vows to ruin Navalny