Websites linked to Wagner boss blocked in Russia
The media shutdown comes a week after Prigozhin led his Wagner force in a brief mutiny against Russia's military command, in what most observers consider to have been the biggest threat to President Vladimir Putin's authority in 20 years.
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Head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leaves the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. (AFP)
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MOSCOW - Websites linked to the Patriot media group, close to the chief of the Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin, were blocked Friday by Russia's telecoms watchdog following their brief