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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

Ukrainian forces ‘break through Russian defences in the south,’ claims commander

British intelligence chiefs also said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has put Russian troops under pressure in the south although marginal gains may have been made in the north-east by Putin’s forces

Evening Standard

Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders recovered from scene of Prigozhin jet crash

Identities of 10 bodies recovered from the wreckage remains unclear

The Independent UK

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‘Gangster’ Putin committed ‘most ostentatious’ act of savagery in our lifetimes, says Boris

The former Prime Minister said it would be ‘utterly fatuous’ to place any trust in the Russian leader

The Independent UK

Drones shot down near Moscow and over Belgorod, Russia says

The Russian defence ministry said Saturday that one drone was destroyed close to the border in the Belgorod region, while another was intercepted, and a separate drone headed for Moscow in the early hours of the morning was also thwarted. Read our live blog to see how all the day's…

France 24

Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he told Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin: ‘Lads – you watch out’.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 549

As the war enters its 549th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 549 of the invasion

Lukashenko says Prigozhin dismissed warnings about threats to his life; Kremlin denies being behind plane crash; flight recorders and 10 bodies recovered

The Guardian - AU

Russian military pilot ‘defects’ to Ukraine - and brings helicopter with him

Previous reports claimed an Mi-8 helicopter landed in Ukraine ‘after getting lost’ but Kyiv claims it was part of a planned operation

The Independent UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Yevgeny Prigozhin made ‘some serious mistakes’, says Vladimir Putin; Ukraine believed to have destroyed Russian supersonic bomber

The Guardian - AU

‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash

Allegations that Moscow was behind aircraft explosion presumed to have killed Wagner boss are untrue, spokesman says.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine aid faces a stress test as some GOP 2024 presidential candidates balk at continued support

Strong backing for Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion has been the rare issue where President Joe Biden has mustered bipartisan support

The Independent UK

Berlin probing ‘attempted murder’ of exiled Russian journalist who fell ill on train in Germany

Two other journalists in Prague and Tblisi may form trio of suspected poisonings in European capitals, report claims

The Independent UK

I warned Wagner chief to watch out for threats to his life, says Belarus president Lukashenko

The Belarusian leader brokered the deal that ended a mutiny against Moscow led by Yevgeny Prigozhin two months before the plane crash that is said to have killed him

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The Independent UK

Estonia's pro-Ukrainian PM faces pressure to quit over husband's indirect Russian business links

Estonia’s strongly pro-Ukrainian prime minister is under increasing pressure to resign, after Estonian media revealed her husband’s role in a company that indirectly did business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year

The Independent UK

Wagner leader ‘killed’ in plane crash: Your questions answered

Journalist and documentary maker Tim White on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and what it could mean for Putin’s rule

The Conversation

How Russia is fighting for allies among the Brics countries using 'memory diplomacy'

Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin America aiming at boosting Russia’s global influence.

The Week

Poles apart: the EU and Poland tensions threatening to boil over

Poland’s increasingly fractious relationship with the EU is dominating the county’s political debate as voters prepare to head to the polls.

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Evening Standard

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s body ‘identified by missing finger’

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s body was identified by a missing part of his finger, it has been reported, as the British Ministry of Defence said the Russian warlord’s death would have a “deeply destabilising” impact on the private army.

France 24

These photos do not show that Ukrainian children are being sent to the front

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, some have claimed that "children" are being recruited into the Ukrainian army. Three viral photos, purporting to show graves of very young soldiers, have been shared since mid-August as evidence of this phenomenon. However, two of these three photos have been manipulated,…

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin obituary

Multimillionaire Russian businessman and head of the Wagner mercenary army that played a key role in the war in Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

Putin breaks silence, offers condolences to plane crash victims

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the plane crash that reportedly killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and other senior members of the Wagner paramilitary group on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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 reported 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?

The Guardian - AU

Ten bodies recovered from plane crash, officials say; Belarusian president says he warned Prigozhin – as it happened

Flight recorders also recovered, Russian officials say; Alexander Lukashenko says he warned Wagner bosses to be aware of threats to their lives

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