Challenge to russian president Vladimir Putins iron grip on the country. This weekend, one of his closest allies Yevgeny Prigozhin leader of the Wagner Mercenary group turned against him, staging a 24hour revolt. Prigozhin mobilized his army of soldiers for hire to March On Moscow and suddenly he turned around and called it. Off and be Sears Kier Simmons is in moscow with the latest. Years in russia tonight, State Television is not showing these stunning images. Russians cheering for the leader of this weeks aborted rebellion. His soldiers as they leave the city of rostovondon. Their mutiny is bringing the country to the brink of chaos less than 24 hours ago when Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the wagner group had a March To Moscow and response to what he called an attack on his fighters. Tanks and mercenary troops took to the streets, moving within 120 miles of the russian capital. Before unprecedented deal with President Putin, it was brokered by another president , belarusian lead
challenge to russian president vladimir putin s iron grip on the country. this weekend, one of his closest allies yevgeny prigozhin leader of the wagner mercenary group turned against him, staging a 24-hour revolt. prigozhin mobilized his army of soldiers for hire to march on moscow and suddenly he turned around and called it. off and be sears kier simmons is in moscow with the latest. years in russia tonight, state television is not showing these stunning images. russians cheering for the leader of this week s aborted rebellion. his soldiers as they leave the city of rostov-on-don. their mutiny is bringing the country to the brink of chaos less than 24 hours ago when yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of the wagner group had a march to moscow and response to what he called an attack on his fighters. tanks and mercenary troops took to the streets, moving within 120 miles of the russian capital. before unprecedented deal with president putin, it was brokered by another presiden
game-changer. russian officials meanwhile warned western countries that they would ruin, rather run colossal risks if they supply ukraine with f-16s. but white house officials are saying they got assurances that ukraine will avoid potential escalations of the war. we have had multiple conversations with ukrainians about the risk of escalation here. nobody wants to see world war iii. and we have made it clear that we re not gonna encourage or ukraine to strike inside russian territory. so we ve had that discussion with ukrainians, we have had it with respect to fighter aircraft. we are confident they will live up to their commitments. more on the presidents trip in a moment, back in washington, the white house is blasting congressional lawmakers over the debt ceiling deadlock. accusing republicans of holding the economy hostage. talks between both parties started, paused, restarted and ended with no indication of whether they will resume. , president biden was briefed this
once again. [ sound [ sound of gunfire ] explosions heard across kyiv amid reports of kamikaze drone strikes throughout the city. three people were killed including a six-month pregnant woman. involving drones and cruise missiles that were once again targeting critical infrastructure. as russia s escalation continues, both russia and nato are set to hold separate long planned exercises of nuclear forces. we re covering all of the angle this is morning. let s begin with clarissa ward live in kyiv. i know you spoke with the mayor this morning. what is the latest on the ground there and what did he tell you? reporter: so, bianna, the death toll here in the capital has now risen to at least four people dead. 19 were successfully rescued from a residential building that was hit. we visited the scene of that building earlier. we spoke to the mayor. he said it is quite clear that russia is targeting civilians and also crucially civilian infrastructure. heating, electricity, power,