The Latest Breaking News from the Wagner Group

Arsonists streamed Ukraine-linked warehouse attack for Wagner Group, court told

Around £1 million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last March 20, the Old Bailey was told.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Arsonists streamed Ukraine-linked east London warehouse attack for Wagner Group, court told

Around £1million of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton, the Old Bailey was told

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Private military firms undermine France’s quiet exit from West Africa

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

Radio France Internationale · May 27, 2025

Russian mercenaries have a bad reputation but some African regimes still employ them: study explores why

Russian mercenaries, like the Wagner group, have an awful reputation. Multiple western outlets have reported on their military ineffectiveness, their abysmal human rights record, and their exploitative nature.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2024

Viking enactment fan jailed over Wagner Group boast

Piotr Kucharski, 49, wore clothing with badges with the terror group’s insignia on it to a Viking re-enactment event in October last year.

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024

British man admits orchestrating London arson attack tied to Russian terrorist group

Dylan Earl has been accused of working for the Russian group which has strong ties to Putin

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Ukraine drone strikes demonstrate its continuing intent to fight the long war against Russia

Ukraine recently launched a long-range drone strike on a Russian ammunition depot in the Tver region of Russia. Ukraine followed up the strike with additional drone strikes near Tver and Krasnador.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024

Battle of Tinzawaten: The final hours of Wagner mercenaries in the Sahara

The Battle of Tinzawaten, in the Sahara Desert, was the Wagner Group's worst defeat in Africa. Between July 25 and 27, separatist Tuareg rebels along with Islamist fighters killed between 50 and 67 of the Russian group's mercenaries near Tinzawaten in northern Mali. The FRANCE 24 Observers compiled a special…

France 24 · Sep 14, 2024

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE

The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed…

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

Russians Mark Year Since Prigozhin's Death With Flowers, Tributes

At a curbside tribute to Russian paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow, just a few hundred metres from the Kremlin, streams of his supporters came Friday to lay bouquets of flowers.

International Business Times · Aug 23, 2024