The Latest Breaking News from Wagner Group

Russia’s war on Ukraine grinds into second year as Putin gambles on the long game

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s war on Ukraine has entered its second year, with a universal realization that the world is witnessing a long, protracted conflict, the deadliest in Europe since World War II, in which Moscow and Kyiv are hoping against long odds for a decisive breakthrough in 2023.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 26, 2023

Drone footage shows Bakhmut devastated by Russian forces

Roughly 5,000 residents still remain in the war-ravaged city

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

Labour calls for Russian mercenary Wagner Group to be proscribed as terrorists

Labour party wants to follow US who class Wagner as ‘transnational criminal organisation’

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023

Wagner Group’s bloody year in Ukraine: From murder squad to cannon fodder

It was supposed to be Russia’s secret weapon for a swift and efficient victory in Ukraine. But in the year since Wagner Group mercenaries were dispatched to Kyiv to hunt down Ukraine’s president, what was once an elite murder squad has become a group of mostly ill-trained and unequipped convicts…

France 24 · Feb 22, 2023

Face-to-face with Vlad's killers who say: 'We are at war with the West - including UK'

The Mirror's Defence Editor Chris Hughes meets two of Vladimir Putin's feared Wagner Group mercenary fighters held in Ukraine in a World-first exclusive interview

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023

Putin’s spring offensive has started but ‘more of a whimper’ than major attack, western officials say

Vladimir Putin’s spring offensive appears to have started but is “more of a whimper” than a decisive large-scale attack, western officials said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

Russian mercenary boss accuses top army brass of 'treason', Moscow pushes back

Outspoken Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched two verbal attacks against top brass on Tuesday, accusing them of depriving his Wagner fighters of munitions in what he called a treasonous attempt to destroy his private military company.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Russian officials are denying ammunition to Wagner fighters - group founder

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite.

Reuters · Feb 20, 2023

Measuring militaries: How do Russia and Ukraine stack up?

Neither side looks set for a decisive victory any time soon, writes Al Jazeera’s defence editor.

Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023

Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US

The White House says 90 percent of Wagner Group fighters killed in Ukraine since December were convicts.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2023