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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

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

Who is the head of the mercenary group calling for an armed rebellion in Russia?

The head of the private military contractor Wagner is calling for an armed rebellion to oust Russia’s defense minister

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Wagner chief rejects Putin’s accusations of treason

Yevgeny Prigozhin says Putin is ‘deeply mistaken’ and that Wagner fighters are not traitors but ‘patriots.’

Al Jazeera

Russia opens criminal case against Wagner chief over ‘call for armed mutiny’

Wagner leader vows to ‘stop evil’ of top brass for ‘destroying’ his forces

The Independent UK

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling to oust the defense minister

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner private military contractor, made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet on Friday, calling for a rebellion aimed at ousting Russia's defense minister.

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Wagner mercenary boss says Russia destroying his fighters

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has accused the Russian military of striking his camps and killing a "huge amount" of his private force. In an

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Wagner chief says Vladimir Putin is being fed lies about Russian battlefield losses

Yevgeny Prigozhin says ‘total trash is being put on the president’s desk’

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Furious Putin calls Wagner mutiny ‘treason’ and ‘mortal blow’ to troops

‘This is a stab in the back for everyone in Russia’

The Independent UK

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…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Kremlin attempt to control private militaries like Wagner Group fails to address rivalry between factions

One of the most notable features of Russia’s war in Ukraine has been Moscow’s increasing reliance on what are known as private military companies. Forces such as the Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin have borne the brunt of much of the fiercest fighting, especially during the bloody battle for…

The Conversation

Vladimir Putin ramps up nuclear war threats and says exactly how he'll press the button

Dmitry Muratov's claim came as the head of Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin alleged Vladimir Putin is being told "monstrous" lies by his military chiefs over Russia's "colossal problems" in its resistance to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

Daily Mirror

Russia accuses Ukraine of using UK-supplied missiles to strike bridge to Crimea

Chonhar Bridge is one of a handful of infrastructures linking Crimea with the mainland

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The Independent UK

Russia-backed officials say explosion damages bridge linking Ukraine's mainland to Crimea

Russia-backed officials say an explosion damaged a bridge that is one of the few links between Crimea and Ukraine's mainland

The Guardian - UK

Russia threatens Ukraine’s ‘decision-making centres’ if Kyiv uses western arms in Crimea

Use of US- and UK-supplied missiles would mark west’s ‘full involvement’, Russian defence minister says

The Conversation

As Ukraine takes the fight to Russians, signs of unease in Moscow over war's progress

Whether or not the Ukraine counteroffensive that began in early June 2023 succeeds in dislodging Russian troops from occupied territory, there are growing signs that the push has prompted anxiety back in Moscow.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive records ‘tactical successes’ as troops advance south – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Russian forces face shortage of tanks as counteroffensive creeps forward

Ukraine forces slowly pushing back Putin’s troops, claims Kyiv, aided by western hardware

The Guardian - UK

Putin sides with military chiefs over placing Wagner under direct control

Russian leader says move must be made ‘as quickly as possible’ after Wagner boss refuses to sign contracts

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says flood evacuees killed by Russian attack – as it happened

Three people killed and 10 wounded after a boat heading to Kherson is shelled; about 100 captured soldiers from each side are returned

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine claims to have liberated three frontline villages in Donetsk

Soldiers filmed raising Ukrainian flag and banner in villages, a week after launch of counteroffensive

The Guardian - AU

Ukrainian offensive is under way, says Putin – as it happened

Russian president says beginning of offensive ‘is evidenced by the use of strategic reserves’

The Guardian - UK

As Russia’s armed forces fight among themselves, it’s hard to know who’s in control

Yevgeny Prigozhin has launched another diatribe against the Russian army. Is he a loose cannon, or a Kremlin puppet?

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 471

As the war enters it 471st day, these are the main developments.

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