Wagner Group
Russia pardons 5,000 former criminals after fighting in Ukraine, Prigozhin says
MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - More than 5,000 former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia's Wagner…
Russian mercenary chief sets out ambitions for an ‘army with an ideology’
Adds context MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said in an interview published over the weekend that he…
Wagner representative barred from Russian army HQ in Ukraine
March 6 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin said his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia's military…
Mercenary leader Prigozhin says Russia faces resistance in taking Bakhmut
(Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must…
US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya
The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor owned by an…
Former Wagner commander faces deportation from Norway – Russian rights group
OSLO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who recently fled to Norway has been apprehended by…
Wagner chief Prigozhin attacks Putin administration over failure to block YouTube
Jan 18 (Reuters) - The increasingly prominent head of the Russian private military group Wagner on Wednesday took aim at the Kremlin…
Former Wagner commander seeks asylum in Norway after fleeing Russia
A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fought in Ukraine said he has fled to Norway and is seeking asylum…
Russian prisoners told they can go free if they do six months’ service in Ukraine
A leaked video appears to show a close ally of President Vladimir Putin offering pardons to Russian prisoners if they fight in…
Malian, foreign soldiers allegedly killed hundreds in town siege
Malian troops and suspected Russian fighters allegedly executed around 300 civilian men over five days during a military operation in a central…
Russian mercenaries in Ukraine linked to far-right extremists
Russian mercenaries fighting in Ukraine, including the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group, have been linked to far-right extremism including an organisation designated by the…
France says 300 mercenaries have left eastern Libya
Some 300 foreign mercenaries have left eastern Libya, France's foreign ministry revealed this week, hailing the start of a phased withdrawal of…