28

May

Mercenary Prigozhin says Kremlin blanking him on state media will provoke backlash

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) - Russia's most powerful mercenary said on Sunday he was convinced that senior Kremlin officials had banned reporting about him on state media,…

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24

May

Mercenary Prigozhin warns Russia could face revolution unless elite gets serious about war

(This story contains language that readers may find offensive in paragraph 5) MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters) –Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, warned that Russia could face…

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22

May

Wagner founder Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut from May 25 to June 1

MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Wagner forces will leave Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city that it successfully took on…

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18

May

Russian mercenary boss accuses regular army of leaving Bakhmut’s flanks exposed

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 metres north of the eastern…

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05

May

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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04

May

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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30

Apr

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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07

Apr

Russia’s Prigozhin says no sign Ukraine quitting Bakhmut, more support needed

(Reuters) - The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said that Ukrainian forces were not abandoning the city of Bakhmut but that, even if they did, he would need more…

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13

Mar

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 had ambitions to turn his private military company…

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06

Mar

Wagner chief says Russian position at Bakhmut at risk without promised ammunition

Wagner chief complains of ammunition shortages Russia says it hit Azov command centre Some Russian officers refuse 'senseless' orders - Ukraine Bakhmut defence is holding, says Ukrainian officer By Nick…

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25

Feb

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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09

Feb

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign – founder Prigozhin

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday. "The recruitment of prisoners by the…

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23

Jan

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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18

Jan

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 administration for failing to block the U.S.-owned video…

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08

Jan

Wagner boss says he wants Bakhmut in Ukraine for its ‘underground cities

LONDON (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's most high-profile mercenary group said on Saturday he wanted his forces and the regular Russian army to capture the small city of Bakhmut…

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20

Mar

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 US as terrorist, analysis reveals. Although Vladimir Putin…

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