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Wagner leader accused of mutiny in Russia

Prigozhin: military sites in Rostov now under Wagner control

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has vowed to "go all the way" to topple Russia's military leadership, hours after the Kremlin accused him of "armed rebellion". Yevgeny Prigozhin said his Wagner fighters had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia, entering the city of Rostov-on-Don.

Also in the programme: the British couple driving from the Arctic to Antarctica in an electric vehicle; and we hear from a survivor of the migrant boat that shipwrecked near Greece.

Audrey Brown is joined by guests Atika Rehman, Pakistani journalist based in London; and Ryan Heath, Australian born journalist and Global Tech Correspondent for the news site, Axios.

(Photo: Trucks block the access road to Rostov-on Don, southern Russia, 24 June 2023. Security and armoured vehicles were deployed after private military company (PMC) Wagner Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video that his troops had occupied the building of the headquarters of the Southern Military District. CREDIT: EPA/ARKADY BUDNITSKY)

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  • Sat 24 Jun 202306:06GMT