UK imposes fresh round of sanctions on Russian officials Foreign Office targets 22 officials, including Denis Manturov, Russia’s deputy prime minister responsible for troop supplies The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022
US is weighing a terrorism label for Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is weighing whether to label Russia’s Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization, two people familiar with the matter said, as part of efforts to handicap the privately owned military company’s involvement in Ukraine and its growing presence in Africa. The Times of India · Nov 30, 2022
Vladimir Putin orders prisoners to fight in Ukraine war or face brutal punishments Lags were previously offered freedom deals if they joined the invasion, but the notorious Wagner Group of mercenaries has switched to more brutal recruitment tactics Daily Mirror · Nov 24, 2022
How two Australian soldiers became unwitting poster boys for Russian mercenary Wagner Group's Ukraine recruitment drive On a spring day in 2013, two Australian soldiers had their photograph taken in Afghanistan. Now the photo has resurfaced in a scheme to recruit mercenaries for Russia's invasion of Ukraine — all without the soldiers' knowledge. ABC News · Nov 22, 2022
Emmanuel Macron accuses Russia of feeding disinformation in Africa French president says Moscow is pursuing ‘predatory project’ to spread influence in African countries The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2022
Russian mercenaries unleash vacuum bombs that violently suck air out of lungs The footage from Russian media site RIA shared the video alongside the caption: “Wagner Group fighters use Solntepek heavy flamethrower systems to hit Ukrainian forces in Artemivsk and its suburbs, RIA Novosti reports" Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
Sledgehammer killing of Wagner Group conscript ‘warning to defectors’ say western officials Footage of former prisoner Yevgeny Nuzhin being hit with a sledgehammer was posted on a telegram account linked to the Wagner Group this week Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022
Fears war in Ukraine will 'grind' on through next year despite weapons shortages Western officials believe winter freezes will cause more battlefield casualties, while the brutal mercenary unit The Wagner Group is fast becoming part of Vladimir Putin's regular military Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022
UK to withdraw troops from Mali peacekeeping mission, announces James Heappey James Heappey cites concerns over the Malian government’s links to Russian mercenary group Wagner Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2022
Britain to withdraw peacekeepers from Mali Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said the 300-strong UK contingent will end its deployment early. The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
How Russian mercenaries colluded with Khartoum regime to exploit Sudan's gold An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the country's gold. Radio France Internationale · Nov 6, 2022
Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters The European Union has accused the Wagner Group of serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa, Syria, and Libya. Al Jazeera · Nov 5, 2022
What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis Russia continues its relentless assault on Ukraine’s power grid; Putin rejoins UN grain export deal in humiliating U-turn; Kherson residents defy Russian call to evacuate city The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2022
Russia’s Wagner Group ‘have as much power in Kremlin as ministers’ Russian dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky tells UK parliamentary group of ‘terrorism’ threat The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022 Russian mercenaries accused of civilian massacre in Mali Wagner Group fighters linked to attack that killed at least 13 following major military operation
ABC News · Nov 1, 2022 US-trained Afghan commandos say Russia trying to recruit them to fight in Ukraine Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic US withdrawal last year are being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, according to three former Afghan generals.
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal are being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2022 Russian military contractor ‘recruiting convicts with serious diseases in bid to raise numbers’, says UK In its latest intelligence briefing, the Ministry of Defence said that the Wagner Group is hiring convicts as it begins to prioritise ‘numbers over experience or quality’
Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2022 Battle for Bakhmut heats up as Russian forces edge closer Ukrainian soldiers have been fighting advancing Russian forces near the city in the eastern Donbas region.
The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022 Russia's hope for Ukraine win revealed in battle for Bakhmut Russian soldiers are slowly edging closer to a city in eastern Ukraine they have tried to seize for months
Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2022 As Ukraine war drags into ninth month, Russia’s woes worsen In week 35 of the war, Russia was on the defensive as Ukrainian morale remained high.
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2022 Russia ‘fortifying defences in major project to stop Ukraine counter-offensive’ In its latest intelligence update, British defence chiefs say the Wagner Group is constructing a fortified line of defences in Luhansk
ABC News · Oct 22, 2022 Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as Vladimir Putin's chef, revealed as Wagner Group mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, an elusive Russian oligarch linked to an election-meddling troll farm, now openly admits he founded the private military company doing Vladimir Putin's bidding in Ukraine. But his brazen new approach could spell trouble for the president.
Daily Mirror · Oct 22, 2022 Vladimir Putin's 'chef' who funded Russian troll farms used UK lawyers to fight sanctions Notorious oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin recruited western legal firms to aid him with developing a plan to counter EU and US sanctions against him, hackers have revealed
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 ‘Life can end suddenly here’: Inside Bakhmut, the city being bombed to ruins by Russia’s forces The Wagner Group has fought on behalf of the Kremlin in a range of arenas including Syria, Libya, central Africa and, most recently, in the Sahel, where its soldiers replaced French forces in Mali, Kim Sengupta reports