The Latest Breaking News from Wagner Group

Twenty-one civilians killed in Mali drone strikes: Separatist group

Mali’s army, which has been fighting with the separatist groups in the north of the country, confirms the attack.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 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

Ukrainian special operations abroad are part of its broader war effort against Russia

Mali recently severed relations with Ukraine as Ukrainian-backed Tuareg rebels killed at least 84 Russian soldiers in a well-executed ambush.

The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024

'An Israeli-style Wagner Group': The ultra-Orthodox military unit in Washington’s crosshairs

For the first time, the United States is expected to impose sanctions on an Israeli military unit. The Netzah Yehuda Battalion, initially set up to accommodate Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews but which quickly expanded to become a popular unit for radical right-wing settlers, has over the years been accused of a…

France 24 · Apr 23, 2024

Wagner Group's mercenary fighters regroup under new leadership in Africa

Uncover the resurgence of Wagner Group as mercenaries regroup under new leadership. Putin's African foothold at risk without their mining operations.

Top News · Dec 30, 2023

How 'blood gold' from Africa is funding Russia's war on Ukraine

According to a new report, the Wagner Group has laundered some $2.5 billion to Russia since its full scale invasion of Ukraine last year, in an effort to support the war effort.

WEKU · Dec 27, 2023

A man claiming to be a former Russian officer wants to give evidence to the ICC about Ukraine crimes

A Russian claiming to be a former officer with the Wagner Group has arrived in the Netherlands and says he wants to provide evidence to the International Criminal Court, which is investigating atrocities in the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

Seventh Major General killed as overall Russian casualties from Putin's war rises to 'up to 350,000'

The huge casualty toll includes members of Putin's 'private army,' the Wagner Group

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2023

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2023

From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

First photos of Wagner Group operating in Mali hit social media

The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take…

France 24 · Nov 20, 2023