Wagner merch soars in price after abortive mutiny

FILE PHOTO: A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is on display for sale in the town of Yefremov in the Tula region, Russia, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Online prices for merchandise bearing the insignia of Russia's Wagner group - a human skull against a black and red backdrop - have shot up since its abortive armed mutiny, with buyers posting five-star reviews and support for the mercenaries.

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin sent an armed convoy on a 1,200-km (750-mile) charge towards Moscow in protest over what he said was the incompetence and corruption of Russia's military leadership. A deal brokered by the leader of Belarus abruptly halted the mutiny late on Saturday.