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Articles with tag "Wagner"

competing claims

Ukraine Says Repelled Attack Near Blahodatne, Russia's Wagner Claims Control

Ukraine's military said Sunday its forces repelled an attack near Blahodatne in the eastern Donetsk region after Russia's Wagner mercenary group claimed...
taking aim

U.S. Deems Russia's Wagner Group 'Transnational Criminal Organization'

The U.S. Treasury Department declared Russia's shadowy Wagner Group a “transnational criminal organization” and imposed fresh sanctions on...
cheating the system

U.K. Reviews Rules After Row Over Wagner Lawsuit Against Journalist

The United Kingdom said Wednesday it was reviewing how sanctioned individuals are permitted to use the country's legal services, after reports the government...
andrei medvedev

Norwegian Police to Release Russian Wagner Deserter

The Norwegian police are planning to release a former member of the Russian mercenary group Wagner who was arrested for entering the country illegally...
immigration violation

Wagner Deserter Arrested in Norway

A former member of Russian mercenary group Wagner who fled to Norway about 10 days ago has been arrested for violating immigration law, Norwegian police...
international sanction

U.S. Designates Russia's Wagner Mercenaries a 'Criminal Organization'

The United States on Friday designated Russia's Wagner mercenary group a "transnational criminal organization," piling pressure on the private Russian...
'clearly and harmoniously'

Russia's Wagner Boss Says Fighters Can 'Learn' from Ukraine's Army

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Thursday the group could "learn" from Ukraine's army as battles continue for the...
'legal consequences'

Serbia Asks Russia to End Local Recruitment For War in Ukraine

The Serbian government has asked Moscow to end its attempts to recruit Serbs to fight in Ukraine as part of the Wagner mercenary group, Reuters reported ...
Out of the shadows

Wagner Group Becomes Legal Entity in Russia – BBC

Once a shadowy organization whose very existence was unconfirmed, Russia's notorious Wagner mercenary group, whose profile has grown exponentially since...
providing testimony

Russian Ex-Wagner Commander Flees to Norway, Seeks Asylum – Reports

A former commander for Russia’s Wagner private military group who claims to have witnessed several extrajudicial killings has fled to Norway and...
power struggle

As Russia Claims Win, Analysts Say Capture of Soledar Is ‘Pyrrhic Victory’

Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that its forces had won a significant victory on Friday with the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar...
missing volunteer

Wagner Says Recovered British Aid Worker’s Body in Ukraine Frontline Town

Russia’s Wagner private military group said overnight that it found the body of one of two British aid workers who went missing in eastern...
'cauldron' of fighting

Wagner Boss Claims Control of Eastern Ukraine’s Soledar Amid Ongoing Battles

The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group claimed the capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Soledar early Wednesday, with heavy fighting...
eastern offensive

'Heavy, Bloody Battles' in Ukraine's Soledar – Wagner Boss

Russian mercenary group Wagner said on Tuesday it was fighting "heavy, bloody battles" for control of the town of Soledar as part of Russia's months-long...
commuted sentences

First Wagner Prison Recruits Pardoned After 6-Month Ukraine Service

The first inmates recruited from Russian jails by the Wagner mercenary group have completed their six-month service in Ukraine and received their promised...
'rival power center'

North Korea Sold Arms to Russia's Wagner Group, U.S. Says

North Korea has delivered arms to Russia's private military group Wagner, the White House said Thursday, calling the mercenary enterprise a "rival" for...
recruited from prison

Body of Zambian Student Killed in Ukraine Repatriated

The body of a Zambian student who died while fighting in Ukraine after he was recruited in a Russian jail arrived home in a makeshift coffin Sunday. AFP...
military discipline

Russian Officer Who Feared Execution After Troop Desertion Found Dead

A former Russian prisoner who had his jail sentence reduced to allow him to serve in the Russian military in Ukraine has been confirmed dead after claiming...
inciting violence

TikTok Videos Glorifying Wagner Mercenary Group Viewed By Millions – Watchdog

TikTok kept up hundreds of videos that promote and glorify violent acts allegedly committed by Russian mercenary group Wagner despite their direct violation...
from prison to battle

Zambian Student Killed in Ukraine Was Wagner Recruit, Prigozhin Says

The head of the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group confirmed Tuesday that a Zambian student killed while fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine...
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