Russia"s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday that it will drop the case against the Wagner paramilitary group, after its fighters staged an attempted rebellion on Saturday that threatened President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power. "The case of the armed insurrection armed was dropped on June 27, the FSB said," state media RIA Novosti reported. "During the investigation of the case of the rebellion, it was established that its participants stopped their actions directly aimed at committing a crime, the case was closed," the FSB press service said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement did not mention Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin by name. Wagner will also hand over its heavy military equipment to active units of the Russian military, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti. On Monday, Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed that the mercenary group was due to leave its positions on June 30 and hand over equipment to the Southern Military District in Rostov, Russia. However, he claimed Moscow"s troops attacked Wagner forces on Friday, days before that handover was due to take place. — CNN