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Wagner mercenaries likely serving in Russian national guard; Ukrainian Special Forces engage Wagner fighters in Sudan

Large elements of the Wagner mercenary group have likely been assimilated into the command structure of Russian national guard (Rosgvardiya), the UK defence ministry said in its daily intelligence briefing.…

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Wagner group – Is it back? Who controls it?

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin last week was shown meeting one of the most senior former commanders of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Troshev, and discussing how best…

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Ukraine, Poland say Wagner fighters arrive in Belarus

July 16 (Reuters) - Fighters from the Wagner group have arrived in Belarus from Russia, Ukrainian and Polish officials said on Saturday, a day after Minsk said the mercenaries were training the…

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Russia’s Rostov-on-Don calm after Prigozhin leaves

June 25 (Reuters) - The situation around the headquarters of Russia's Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don was calm and street traffic resumed, RIA state news agency said on Sunday after…

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UPDATED: Russia urges Moscow residents to avoid key highway

Russia's Federal Road Agency urged residents of the Moscow region on Sunday to refrain from travelling along the M-4 "Don" major expressway until 10 a.m. (0700 GMT). The agency had…

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Mutinous Russian mercenary boss turn his fighters back from Moscow to avoid bloodshed

MOSCOW, June 24 (Reuters) - Mutinous Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday he had ordered his fighters advancing on Moscow in convoy to turn around and return to their bases to avoid…

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Update: Rebel Russian mercenaries barrel towards Moscow

ROSTOV-ON-DON/VORONEZH, Russia, June 24 (Reuters) - Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly…

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Turmoil in Russia: Reactions from foreign governments

June 24 (Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments to the news from Russia, where President Vladimir Putin vowed on Saturday to crush what he called an armed mutiny after rebellious…

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Russian mercenary boss slams army ‘clowns’ as he marks birthday at training camp

MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine if his men got a separate section of the front…

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US says Russia’s Wagner Group seeking to transit military equipment through Mali

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said Russia's Wagner Group is trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, adding that Washington has been…

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Russian ex-deputy defence minister joins Wagner as feud escalates

By Felix Light (Reuters) - Former Russian deputy defence minister Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev has joined the Wagner Group private militia as a deputy commander, Russian pro-war social media channels…

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UPDATED: Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut next week

By Felix Light and Caleb Davis Wagner will pull out of Bakhmut on May 10, Prigozhin says Blames lack of ammunition, says army will have to step in Video shows…

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Ukraine counter-offensive under way, says Russian mercenary leader

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said on Wednesday that he believed a promised counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops had already begun and that his…

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Russia’s Wagner group could soon cease to exist, founder tells blogger

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) - Russia's private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa, could soon cease to exist, founder…

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Son of Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says he served with Wagner in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The son of Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said in an interview published that he had served in Ukraine under an assumed name as an artilleryman in…

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Russia’s private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

(Reuters) - The Russian private military Wagner Group denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state. Western…

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Schinas says Wagner ‘accessory’ in migrant crisis

European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life Margaritis Schinas said that the Russian Wagner mercenary group was an accessory in the migrant crisis, answering…

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Brawling with elite, Russian mercenary boss wishes politician shot

LONDON (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the shaven-headed former convict and catering magnate who runs Russia's Wagner mercenary army on the Ukraine frontline, said that a politician who criticised him should…

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Prigozhin says Wagner is now receiving ammunition for Ukraine war

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, said on Thursday that his troops had begun receiving additional supplies of ammunition after a public row with…

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Norwegian police question ex-Wagner commander about time in Ukraine

Norwegian police have begun questioning a former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway about his time in Ukraine, police said on Tuesday. Andrei Medvedev, who…

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Russian Wagner boss acknowledges comparison with Rasputin

(Reuters) - Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons between himself and the monk Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia, saying on Sunday his…

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Wagner militia claims total control of Soledar, Zelenskiy mocks claims, says battle for continuing

By Olena Harmash and Clodagh Kilcoyne KYIV/NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Moscow named a new commander for its invasion of Ukraine while Russian private military firm Wagner Group…

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Pro-Putin Russian businessman admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that he had founded the Wagner Group private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation of a link he has previously denied…

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