Prigozhin Told Wagner Fighters Will No Longer Participate In Ukraine War

Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma Andrey Kartapolov has stated that Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin has been informed that he will be deprived of financing if his Wagner PMC fighters do not sign contracts with the Russian defence ministry. Also states that following Prigozhin declining to sign the contract that his fighters would no longer participate in the 'special military operation' in Ukraine.

• On 26 June, MNI's Political Risk team highlighted that "Most analysts have cautioned against predicting a significant shift in battlefield dynamics. Ukraine may use the temporary rupture in Russian leadership as an opportunity for marginal gains in their counteroffensive but, in the short-term, Wagner’s role in the conflict was likely to decrease rather than increase, even before the insurrection." See here for full article.