The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Putin struggling to ‘maintain narrative used to justify the war’, says UK

Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has questioned if they are any Nazi’s in Ukraine, the MoD said

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023

At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in central Mali attack

Attack took place in Sevare near a military camp that hosts Malian forces, UN peacekeepers, and Russian Wagner fighters.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2023

Sudan: violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa

A three-day ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Khartoum appears to be dead in the water as fighting continues in the Sudanese capital. According to the World Health Organization, more than 330 people have been killed over the past week. Now, with reports emerging that arms are…

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2023

Vladimir Putin suffers breakdown after changing cancer medicine, Kremlin source claims

Rumours of Vladimir Putin suffering a temporary "nervous breakdown" came amid speculation he used a body double to represent him while visiting high-ranking Russian generals in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2023

Russia's private Wagner Group denies it is operating in Sudan

The Russian private military Wagner Group on Wednesday denied it was operating in Sudan and said it had nothing to do with battles rocking the giant impoverished African state.

Reuters · Apr 19, 2023

Ukraine’s Military Accuses Russia of ‘Provocation’ over Bakhmut Incident

A Ukrainian military spokesperson accused Moscow on Wednesday of a "provocation" after Russian proxy forces said Ukrainian forces had blown up four buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, killing 20 civilians. Russia's state-run TASS news agency quoted an unnamed source in the Russian-backed "power structures" of Ukraine's eastern…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 19, 2023

Russian soldiers admit killing children and tossing grenades at Ukrainian prisoners

Alexey Savichev and Azamat Uldarov said they, along with other mercenaries, massacred between 300 and 400 people, including about 40 children who were taking refuge in the basement of a nine-floor block of flats in Bakhmut

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 420 of the invasion

Ukraine confirms grain transit to resume in Poland; Patriot air defence systems delivered

The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2023

Factbox-Russian general praised by Wagner boss briefs Putin in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown on video on Tuesday, purportedly in the part of Ukraine's Kherson region controlled by Russian forces, meeting Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky, a commander who British military intelligence said had recently been restored to a major role in the Ukraine campaign.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2023

Russian mercenaries in Sudan: What is the Wagner Group’s role?

The Russian mercenary group has been accused of plundering Sudan’s gold resources to bankroll operations in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2023