Wagner Mercenaries' Attempted Theft of Backpack-Sized Nukes Revealed

Wagner Group mercenaries, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, reportedly attempted to steal backpack-size nuclear weapons from a well-guarded Russian nuclear base during their mutiny last month. The target was Voronezh-45, a facility that stores small, Soviet-era nuclear bombs that can be carried by a single person. The plot failed because the storage doors were closed and the mercenaries did not gain access. The attempt to steal nuclear weapons alarmed the Kremlin and prompted President Vladimir Putin to agree to a peace deal with Prigozhin. US officials have expressed concerns about the safety of Russia's nuclear stockpile in the event of a civil war between Wagner and Putin's regime.