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What next for the Wagner Group as leader presumed dead in plane crash?

Options for the mercenary group – in the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s demise – include complete dissolution, nationalisation into the conventional Russian army or finding a new leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold the key to the future

The Independent UK

What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but his former friend’s attempted mutiny and threats against Russia’s defence establishment have exposed cracks in the president’s authority

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief killed in plane crash

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

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How ‘industrial-scale’ Russian minefields are hampering Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Russia’s easily replenished ‘concrete wall’ has forced Kyiv to rethink its tactics – but hopes for a ‘hell for leather’ breakthrough remain, reports Andy Gregory

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Stefan Wolff professor of international security at the University of Birmingham explains how Yevgeny Prigozhin is just another in a long line of those who have faced an early demise after opposing Vladimir Putin.

The Week

Poland ‘will close Belarus border’ if there is incident with Wagner; Ukraine troops pushing south – as it happened

Poland and Baltic states demand mercenary group leaves Belarus; Ukraine says it has liberated village of Robotyne as counteroffensive continues

The Guardian - AU

An evacuation order finds few followers in northeast Ukraine despite Russia's push to retake region

Neighborhood children frolic in a playground in the village of Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi, seemingly immune to the war unfolding a short distance away on a front line where Russia has assembled combat troops

The Independent UK

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The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?

The Russian authorities have announced an endeavor to boost production of movies glorifying Moscow’s actions in Ukraine this year

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 551

As the war enters its 551st day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash

Genetic analysis confirms mercenary boss was killed after his aircraft went down in what appeared to be an explosion.

Al Jazeera

Who is ‘Juice’? The ‘mega talent’ Ukrainian pilot killed in mid-air plane crash

Pilot Andriy Pilshchykov was credited with helping to convince US to supply F-16s fighter jets

The Independent UK

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief killed in plane crash

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Wagner boss talks about ‘plane falling apart in the air’ in resurfaced clip fuelling conspiracy theories

‘He knew,’ Telegram users insist after old video appears to foreshadow Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate

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The Guardian - UK

Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents

From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacks

France 24

Ukraine downs four cruise missiles from overnight Russian strikes

The Ukrainian air force destroyed four cruise missiles from overnight Russian air strikes on northern and central parts of the country including the Kyiv region, authorities said. The news came as Moscow said its forces had shot down two drones in regions bordering Ukraine. Read our live blog to see…

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 550

As the war enters its 550th day, these are the main developments.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 550 of the invasion

Kremlin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance; three Ukrainian pilots die in mid-air collision

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Ukrainian pilot ‘Juice’ among three killed in jet collision, Zelenskiy says

Air force says Andriy Pilshchykov, advocate of F-16s for Ukraine, among dead after two training planes came down west of Kyiv

The Independent UK

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance following Prigozhin plane crash

Lukashenko claims Prigozhin death ‘too rough and unprofessional a job’ for Putin to be behind it

Al Jazeera

Charismatic leader is gone but Wagner will survive in Africa, analysts say

Prigozhin’s death will slow the Wagner machine in Africa but its value to military regimes will continue to be prized.

The Guardian - UK

Patriot, traitor, martyr … legacy of Prigozhin is still unwritten

The mercenary leader’s reputation as patriot, martyr or traitor will be dictated by two linked factors – Putin and the result of the war

Evening Standard

Russia accuses Ukraine of fresh drone attack outside Moscow

Russia accuses Ukraine of drone strikes reported in Moscow and in occupied Crimea

Evening Standard

Putin orders Wagner soldiers to take oath of allegiance following death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

Western officials have remained sceptical over the Kremlin’s claims that Putin was not involved in the downing of the plane carrying the Wagner boss

The Independent UK

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Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

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