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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 487

As the war enters it 487th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Wagner chief halts march on Moscow to avoid ‘shedding Russian blood’

Yevgeny Prigozhin's announcement appeared to attempt to defuse a growing crisis as Moscow had apparently braced for the arrival of the rebellious commander's private army.

Daily Record

Wagner rebel chief halts tank advance on Moscow ‘to stop bloodshed’

Yevgeny Prigozhin strikes deal to move to Belarus after Putin denounces former ally’s ‘treason’

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Wagner chief calls off march of mercenaries on Moscow 'to avoid shedding Russian blood'

Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to deescalate tensions as Moscow braced for the arrival of the private army

Manchester Evening News

Wagner chief turns troops back from Moscow ‘to avoid bloodshed’ in Russian city

Yevgeny Prigozhin gave order for soldiers to turn back ‘because of the risk of blood being spilled’

The Independent UK

Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow

Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a message on social media claiming Wagner troops have agreed to stand down and return to bases. The Kremlin said the criminal case against Prigozhin will be dropped.

WEKU

US says Wagner coup is 'real' and 'serious' as White House consults allies

The White House has said they are "monitoring the situation" after the Wagner mercenary group's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, becomes more outspoken about the tactic's of Russia's conventional military

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Wagner boss calls off march on Moscow, agrees to exile in Belarus

Backdown by Yevgeny Prigozhin came after Belarus’s leader negotiated with him to end the mutiny.

Al Jazeera

'Panicked' Putin flees Moscow to bunker in 'secret palace' after Wagner coup

Vladimir Putin's whereabouts were not known when trucks full of Wagner mercenaries smashing through barricades which had been hoped to slow their march on Moscow

Daily Mirror

Putin ally Lukashenko 'flees Belarus' as Wagner group issues chilling message

Belarus President Putin Alexander Lukashenko has reportedly been spotted fleeing after mercenaries from the Wagner Group say they are preparing to takeover Moscow

Daily Mirror

How protest movements use feminine images and social media to fight sexist ideologies of authoritarian regimes – podcast

Modern protest movements, like the ongoing protests in Iran, often center around women who have been killed or harmed by agents of authoritarian governments. While it can be easy to chalk up this consistent, state-sponsored abuse of women to simple sexism, researchers say there is a deeper story at play.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Russia's threat to station nuclear warheads in Belarus – what you need to know

The threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine is “real” and “absolutely irresponsible”, according to the US president, Joe Biden. He was reacting to questioning from journalists as to whether he believed Belarus had been taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons.

The Conversation

Belarus human rights activist gets 7-year prison term for work documenting police crackdown

A court in Belarus has convicted a prominent human rights activist of “inciting social hatred” for her work documenting alleged police abuses against political opposition groups

The Independent UK

A brief history of Putin’s love for nuclear weapons

Moscow would, if necessary, be prepared to deploy its vast nuclear arsenal - it has been said

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The Independent UK

Belarus crackdown targets not just political activists but also their lawyers

For nearly three years, a harsh crackdown on dissent in Belarus by its authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has filled the country’s penal colonies with thousands of political prisoners, with new arrests reported daily

The Independent UK

NATO sees no change in Russia's nuclear posture despite Belarus leader's claims

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear posture

France 24

Measures under way to stabilise ‘serious’ situation at Zaporizhzhia plant, IAEA chief says

UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi has said a “number of measures” are being taken to ensure security at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine following a breach in the nearby Kakhovka dam last week. Grossi’s visit to the nuclear plant comes as Ukrainian forces intercepted one cruise missile…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 477 of the invasion

Ukraine counteroffensive making slow progress, say western officials; Chechnya ruler Kadyrov says right-hand man alive after all

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Leader hints he’s already received Russian nuclear bombs

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko suggested Russian tactical nuclear weapons have already arrived in his country, even as Vladimir Putin said delivery would only begin next month.

The Guardian - UK

‘Extremely fierce’ fighting as Russian forces resist Ukrainian counteroffensive

Kyiv and western sources issue downbeat assessment as Moscow targets supply lines in Odesa with deadly cruise missile strike

The New Daily

Alexander Lukashenko says Russian tactical nuclear weapons ‘arriving in Belarus’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons.

The Independent UK

Belarus receives nuclear bombs ‘three times size of Hiroshima bomb’ from Russia

‘The bombs are three times more powerful than those (dropped on) Hiroshima and Nagasaki’

Daily Mirror

Belarus receives nuclear weapons more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb from Russia

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his country has begun receiving some of the weapons which are three times more powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima

France 24

Belarus receives first Russian nuclear weapons, says Lukashenko

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday said his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, at least three people were killed and 13 wounded in a Russian missile attack on the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa early Wednesday, according to local authorities. Read our live…

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine taking significant casualties and making slow progress towards Russian defence, say western officials – as it happened

Counteroffensive is still ‘going in the right direction’ says officials, in one of west’s first assessments of Ukrainian action launched on 4 June

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