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Articles with tag "Wagner"
developing feud
Russian Officer Accuses Wagner of Torture, Disinformation
Lieutenant Colonel Roman Vinivitin said a video in which he confessed to firing at a Wagner vehicle was made under duress.
unfriendly fire
Wagner Captures Russian Soldier Accused of Firing on Its Positions
The alleged incident marks the most dramatic account yet of internecine clashes.
2 Min read
stepping back
Wagner Chief Announces Withdrawal From Ukraine’s Bakhmut
The mercenary group's leader said it will hand over control to the conventional Russian military.
1 Min read
heavy toll
Prigozhin Says 20K Wagner Fighters Killed in Battle for Bakhmut
Roughly half of Wagner's mercenaries who died in Bakhmut had been convicts recruited from prisons.
2 Min read
Moscow's offensive
Wagner Chief Claims Complete Capture of Bakhmut
The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed the complete capture of the east Ukrainian town of Bakhmut.
3 Min read
banned topic
YouTube Blocks Content Featuring Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group
The video-hosting platform said in a statement that it is prohibited to post materials about “criminal and terrorist organizations.”
1 Min read
'the front is collapsing'
Wagner Chief Says Russian Army 'Fleeing' Near Bakhmut
The comments came just after the Defense Ministry announced it had redeployed forces to take up stronger defensive positions north of Bakhmut.
2 Min read
no advance
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Pulling Back After Bakhmut Attacks
Russian troops have fallen back in some regions of the front in the Donetsk region by up to two kilometers, a Ukrainian military official said.
1 Min read
Ongoing Dispute
Prigozhin Claims 'Deception' and 'Threats' from Defense Ministry
"Soldiers should not die because of the absolute stupidity of their leadership,” the Wagner mercenary leader said.
2 Min read
new threat
Wagner Chief Says Pulling Out of Bakhmut After Blasting Russian Military Top Brass
Tensions between Wagner and Russia’s Defense Ministry have simmered for months.
2 Min read
desperate times
Russian Army Found to Have Recruited Prisoners to Fight in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry has been recruiting inmates to fight in Ukraine, the BBC Russian Service has reported.
1 Min read
Thinking Aloud
Kadyrov Tells of Plans to Create International Mercenary Force
The head of Chechnya has revealed he is considering creating a private army to protect what he called the world's "oppressed peoples."
1 Min read
In depth
7 Known 'Wagner Cemeteries' in Russia and Occupied Ukraine
Most of the graves are identical, with each bearing a sign reading: "Blood. Honor. Motherland. Courage. PMC Wagner."
5 Min read
no jail time
Suspended Sentence for Alleged Wagner Deserter in Oslo
Andrei Medvedev, a potentially valuable witness on the Wagner Group's reported brutality in Ukraine, was tried over a street fight in central Oslo.
2 Min read
hard to conceal
Fresh Wagner Graves Unearthed in Siberia
The Russian mercenary group has not disclosed the number of its fighters killed in Ukraine.
1 Min read
fleeing mercenary
Alleged Wagner Deserter on Trial After Oslo Street Brawl
Andrei Medvedev has been a headache for the authorities since his arrival in Norway to seek asylum.
2 Min read
opinion
Maxim Tovkaylo
Gazprom: A Weapon of the Kremlin, in Metaphor and Reality
The existence of private armies means that the struggle within the Russian elite to appoint Putin's successor could very quickly turn bloody.
4 Min read
orders to kill
Wagner Boss Says Forces Won't Take Any More Prisoners in Ukraine
"We will kill everyone on the battlefield," Yevgeny Prigozhin said.
1 Min read
Enlistment Drive
Russian Social Media Flooded With Army Recruitment Ads – Report
At least 53,000 posts promoting military service have appeared on VKontakte since the beginning of March.
2 Min read
death toll
Wagner Graveyard for Ukraine War Dead Discovered in Siberia
The previously unreported 53 graves are in a corner of Aleksandrovsky cemetery some 11 kilometers from regional capital Irkutsk.
3 Min read
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