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mutiny

[myoot-n-ee] / ˈmyut n i /




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And amid the Ukraine war he was despatched to negotiate with Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin during his attempted mutiny against Russian military top brass in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Alekseyev, who had longtime links with Wagner, was detained after the mutiny and later released.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But he preferred to concentrate all his attention on the mutiny aboard the Potemkin in June 1905.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Regional power Nigeria assisted in thwarting the mutiny, saying its fighter jets had helped "dislodge the coup plotters from the National TV and a military camp" following a request from Benin's government.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

“Your ancestor, Dog Breath, stole it in a mutiny from the real captain of the ship—my ancestor, the brave buccaneer Angel Vengador Leones!”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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