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UPDATED: Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut next week
By Felix Light and Caleb Davis May 5 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said in a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…