# Russian defence ministry says Wagner handed over its heavy weapons

Date: 2023

Russia's defence ministry said on 12 July 2023 that the [Wagner](/people/richard-wagner) group had transferred thousands of pieces of military hardware and large quantities of ammunition to the regular army following its June mutiny. The ministry listed tanks, artillery systems and other equipment, figures that were not independently verified.

## Sources

- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/12/wagner-hands-thousands-of-tonnes-of-weaponry-to-russian-army
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/yevgeny-prigozhin-ap-vladimir-putin-wagner-kremlin-b2374156.html

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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