Plane Carrying Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Crashes In Russia
On Wednesday, Russia’s emergencies ministry reported a plane crash northwest of Moscow, involving Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner mercenaries. The Kremlin-linked businessman, prominent in Ukraine’s conflict, seemingly died after his failed uprising against Russia’s military leaders about two months ago. At first, authorities declared that the private Embraer Legacy jet had crashed near Kuzhenkino […]
Wagner Group’s Global Footprint
Using data from the Soufan Center, Statista has created an infographic showing Wagner Group’s global footprint. In an event that was as shocking in the speed of its escalation as it was in the abruptness of its ending, Wagner’s mutiny, or ‘march for justice’ as it was described as by the group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, […]
Fierce Gurkhas Are Joining PMC Wagner In Lure Of Russian Citizenship
After President Putin signed a decree on May 16, 2023, simplifying Russian citizenship for foreign nationals who join the war, Gurkhas are joining PMC Wagner for the lure of Russian citizenship. In a development that can be considered a fallout of dwindling job prospects in Nepal and a new recruitment policy in India, Nepali citizens […]
Wagner Chief Reveals 20,000 Of His Fighters Killed At Bakhmut, Says Putin’s War Has Backfired
Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reveals that 20,000 of his fighters were killed at Bakhmut and says Putin’s war has backfired. Russia’s Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has given a rare and revealing interview with pro-Moscow blogger Konstantin Dolgov, fresh off the weekend declaration of victory over Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east. “PMC Wagner completely liberated Artyomovsk […]
YouTube Is Taking Down Content Featuring Wagner Mercenary Group
According to The Moscow Times, YouTube is taking down content that features the Wagner Mercenary Group. The Moscow Times’ Russian service is reporting Tuesday that YouTube has begun removing videos about Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, with the the Google-owned video platform explaining in a statement its policies prohibit videos about “criminal and terrorist organizations”. “We make exceptions only for educational, […]
US Designates Wagner Group “Transnational Criminal Organization” – Cites Ties With North Korea
There are around 50,000 Wagner Group fighters currently deployed to Ukraine. The US has designated the Wagner group as a “transnational criminal organization” while citing ties with North Korea.
Inside Ukraine’s 120+ Mile Salt Mine Tunnels Just Captured By Russia’s Wagner Group
The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that the majority of Soledar is already under Russian control, with Russia’s Wagner Group capturing Ukraine’s 120+ mile salt mine tunnels.
North Korea Is Supplying Arms To Russia’s Wagner Group Mercenaries: White House
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said in a Thursday press briefing that North Korea is supplying arms to Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries, a firm related to Putin.
Russia’s Wagner Group Sends Bloodied Sledgehammer To EU
A lawyer in a suit is seen in a Telegram video bringing a violin case into the empty room and setting it down on a table. Russia’s Wagner Group essentially sends a bloodied sledgehammer to the EU.
Russia Orders UK Defense Attaché Out Of The Country In Tit-For-Tat
Russia’s foreign ministry has revealed that it has ordered the UK defense attaché out of the country in a tit-for-tat move after the UK expelled Moscow’s defense attaché this month, alleging he was ‘an undeclared military intelligence officer.’ Russia retaliated on Thursday, ordering the British defense attaché to leave the nation in retaliation for the […]