A private military company led an armed rebellion in Russia.
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00:00This past weekend, a private Russian military company denounced the country's leadership,
00:05led an armed rebellion to Moscow, and then subsequently agreed to a truce that quickly
00:09ended the revolt.
00:10On Friday, the head of the Wagner private army for Russia, Yevgeny Purgoshin, released
00:14a video questioning the Kremlin's motives for the war in Ukraine and accused the Russian
00:19defense minister of bombing Wagner troops.
00:21Purgoshin then announced a march for justice against the Russian defense system.
00:26Following Purgoshin's message, Russia's security agencies charged him with inciting
00:29an open rebellion and ordered his arrest.
00:32Armored vehicles from the Russian military and National Guard were deployed in Moscow
00:36and Rostov-on-Don, where Purgoshin said his fighters would arrive.
00:39By Saturday morning, Wagner forces took Rostov-on-Don with little resistance and continued towards
00:44Moscow.
00:45Russian President Vladimir Putin then addressed the nation, asking for unity in their war
00:49against Ukraine and its allies.
00:51By Saturday evening, Belarus state media announced that the country's President Alexander Lukashenko
00:56had made an agreement with Purgoshin to halt his forces.
01:00Purgoshin said his forces were within 125 miles of Moscow when they turned around and
01:04headed back to their training campus.