The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Russian paramilitary group Wagner, on Friday threatened to pull his fighters from the front line in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine starting May 10, saying ammunition shortages meant they faced "senseless death". Russia has incurred significant losses in Bakhmut since starting its offensive there in August. Follow…

An advisor to Ukraine’s defence minister tells The Independent that announcement is ‘extraordinary’ and ‘hysterical’

Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting.

Eight brigades said to be ‘fully formed’ by Kyiv – as Russia aims to ramp up missile production

Western countries on Tuesday raised concerns over Russian private military contractor Wagner Group's activities in Mali, including allegations of its role in the killings of civilians, at a U.N. human rights meeting in Geneva.

Move to recruit up to 40,000 troops aimed at inflicting heavy losses on Russia in Bakhmut area

US estimates 20,000 Russian soldiers have died in five months; Black Sea grain initiative talks scheduled for Wednesday

Ukraine's military vowed on Tuesday not to give up the pulverised eastern city of Bakhmut as it prepares to launch a long-promised counteroffensive against Russian forces.

With even nationalist pro-war bloggers criticising Putin’s actions in Ukraine, his desperation and paranoia are growing, says Samantha de Bendern, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House