The Russian Defense Ministry announced that the mercenary group's fighters were preparing to hand over military equipment to the army
Prigozhin said he has ordered his forces, who had been advancing on Moscow, to turn around and return to their bases to avoid bloodshed
From spending 15+ years in jail for theft, selling hotdogs to being known as Putin’s chef, Prigozhin has known President Putin since 1990s and both hail from St. Petersburg