Mapped: Inside Russian Wagner group’s road towards Moscow Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fighters overtake largest city in southern Russia with sights set on capital before extraordinary U-turn The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Loyalty of Russia security forces ‘key to how crisis plays out’ for Moscow after Wagner rebellion, says MoD UK defence officials said feud between the Wagner group and the Russian defence ministry ‘escalated into outright military confrontation’ in the early hours of Saturday Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2023
Moscow braces for Wagner assault as rebels defy Putin rage Rebel mercenaries advanced north towards Moscow after seizing a key military base Saturday, just as Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's vowed to defeat the revolt and head off the threat of civil war. France 24 · Jun 24, 2023
Putin accuses Wagner chief of treason and vows to ‘neutralise’ uprising Russian president gives televised address as Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to have taken over city of Rostov The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023
Rebel paramilitary group is 'most significant challenge' to Russian leadership, claims UK defence officials Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, has vowed to take down Moscow's military leadership. Daily Record · Jun 24, 2023
‘We’ll head to Moscow’: Rebel mercenaries’ leader claims he controls Rostov inside Russia itself Rebel Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin says he controls the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of a bid to oust the military leadership The New Daily · Jun 24, 2023
Wagner chief vows revenge on Moscow: what we know so far Yevgheny Prigozhin claims Russian military killed scores of his fighters in rocket attack while Moscow accuses him of armed mutiny The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023
Wagner Group rebellion LIVE: Wagner chief will move to Belarus after deal ends march on Moscow, Kremlin says Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko reportedly mediated talks with Putin’s agreement Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2023
Mercenary chief aims to topple Russia's military leaders in rebellion Troops from the Wagner group have crossed into Russia from Ukraine and pledged to 'destroy anyone who stands in our way' Wales Online · Jun 24, 2023
Wagner chief claims to have seized military sites in Rostov as Moscow implements anti-terror measures Yevgeny Prigozhin says his fighters will march on capital unless military leaders come to him in extraordinary escalation of tensions The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2023
🔴 Live: Wagner chief to leave Russia, charges against his mercenaries will be dropped Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said Saturday that a contingent of his fighters who advanced towards Moscow in what he described as a rebellion against Russian military leaders would turn back to avoid bloodshed, de-escalating a major challenge to President Vladimir Putin's grip on power. In a deal brokered by… France 24 · Jun 24, 2023
Who are Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner mercenary group Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but the Wagner leader’s threats against the country’s military leadership show tensions escalating to an alarming extent The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2023
Russian tanks in Moscow amid fears Wagner Group is plotting coup to overthrow Putin Ther mercenary group's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed revenge after accusing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu of ordering an attack on Bakhmut training camp Daily Mirror · Jun 24, 2023
Mercenary troops withdraw from Rostov as Prigozhin calls off rebellion – as it happened The mercenaries’ chief said he had halted his troops to avoid ‘Russian bloodshed’, and he is not facing charges The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023
Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2023 Russian TV channels 'hacked' by Wagner chiefs as Putin accuses group of 'armed mutiny' The outspoken head of a group of vicious Russian mercenaries says Moscow's "evil" leadership must be stopped, following an attack on his troops which left several dead
Bangkok Post · Jun 23, 2023 Putin vows to crush ‘armed mutiny’ by mercenaries MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that an “armed mutiny” by the Wagner Group mercenary force was treason, and that anyone who had taken up arms against the Russian military would be punished.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023 Bridge connecting Ukraine to Crimean peninsula ‘unusable’ after attack, says Russian-installed governor – as it happened Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-installed governor of the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, says Chongar bridge would be closed for around 20 days
Wales Online · Jun 23, 2023 Ukraine warns that Russia may be planning to attack occupied nuclear power plant President Volodymyr Zelensky said he expected other nations to 'give appropriate signals and exert pressure' on Moscow
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023 Wagner chief accuses Moscow of lying to public about Ukraine Yevgeny Prigozhin dismisses justification for war that Kyiv was planning 2022 attack on Donbas and Crimea
Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2023 Kremlin rejects Macron charges that it is ‘destabilising’ Africa Moscow calls ties ‘constructive’ in latest spat with Paris as its former colonies turn to Russian military contractors.
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 Russia is likely to cancel July's Moscow air show as sanctions affect attendees and import of parts Russia is likely to cancel this year’s Moscow air show, which for decades has been a major venue for showing off new warplanes and negotiating aerospace contracts, a top official says
The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023 Berlin blockade 75 years on: how Russian occupation tactics in Ukraine echo Soviet actions in East Germany A Soviet blockade of the three western sectors of Berlin started on June 24 1948. At that point, the city, like the rest of Germany, was split into areas of Russian, British, US and French control as part of the post-second world war settlement that was shaped in allied conferences…
The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023 Suspected Russian diplomat is occupying the nation's vetoed embassy site in Australia's capital A suspected lone Russian diplomat is apparently squatting on the site of Moscow's proposed embassy that the Australian government has vetoed
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2023 Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 485 of the invasion Russia killed 136 children in Ukraine last year, says UN report; Kyiv accuses Moscow’s forces of hiding bodies in aftermath of Kakhovka dam breach
The Conversation · Jun 22, 2023 Ukraine recap: counteroffensive makes slow progress while diplomacy fails to make any ground at all So the Ukrainian counteroffensive is well and truly underway, even if progress is measured in metres rather than the rapid advances that characterised Ukraine’s highly successful push last autumn. Volodymyr Zelensky himself has confirmed this, saying progress has been “slower than desired” and noting that the Russian invaders have mined…