Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to Defend Russia against an armed rebellion by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led his troops out of Ukraine and into a key city south of Moscow. Prigozhin's private army, Wagner, appears to control the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, a city 660 miles south of Moscow that runs Russian offensive operations in Ukraine, according to an intelligence briefing by Britain's Ministry of Defense. Putin called the rebellion a "betrayal" and promised that "all those who prepared the rebellion will suffer inevitable punishment."

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