Wagner Group mercenaries near the Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on June 24.REUTERS/Stringer Wagner Group mercenaries conducted a brief uprising against Russia's government over the weekend. The revolt was defused before reaching Moscow, but it's still seen as direct challenge to Putin. It comes as Russia's military is tied down in Ukraine and less able to respond to crises elsewhere. The march on Moscow by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group mercenaries dissipated shortly after it began on Saturday, but the abortive uprising has raised new questions about Russian President Vladimir Putin's hold on power.Those questions come as a Ukrainian offensive bears down on Russia's military, which since late last year has been replenishing its forces in Ukraine with aging equipment and under-trained personnel.

 

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