Putin confirms Russian pilot deaths in mutiny.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that several pilots were killed during the failed weekend mutiny, which was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner militia. The Wagner fighters took control of Rostov-on-Don and its military command center before driving an armed convoy within 200 km of Moscow before aborting their insurrection. Putin blamed Wagner for the deaths that occurred and said that those who did not sign contracts with the army could either relocate to Belarus or return to their families. One lawmaker called for punishment for those who killed the pilots.
