The British defense ministry highlighted the response of Russian state-approved media to the Wagner Group's attempt to overturn the nation's military leadership last month.
State media outlets first emphasized President Vladimir Putin's success in thwarting the mutiny without bloodshed but later downplayed the significance of the attempted insurrection, according to the UK. "After the insurrection was defused, Russian state outlets sought to 'correct' claims that security forces had been passive," the ministry concluded.