The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Ukraine releases video appearing to show Russian troops beating own wounded officer

Footage thought to show Wagner group fighters beating commander with what appear to be shovelsWarning: video contains footage that some viewers may find distressing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

Russia in Africa: how Moscow bought a new sphere of influence on the cheap

Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’

Financial Times · Feb 7, 2023

Russia hits Ukraine power grid and gains ground in east; Biden to visit Poland

Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelenskiy returned from a tour of Western capitals and Ukrainian officials said a long-awaited Russian offensive was underway in the east.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Ukraine calls for fighter jets as fierce battles rage in Bakhmut

Ukraine's defence minister said on Sunday the reluctance of Western allies to send fighter jets would cost Ukrainian forces "more lives" as fierce fighting continued in the eastern battleground city of Bakhmut. Earlier, Germany's prosecutor general said his office had collected "hundreds" of pieces of evidence showing war crimes committed…

France 24 · Feb 5, 2023

Fierce Fighting in North of Ukraine’s Bakhmut, Says Russian Head of Wagner Group

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner group, said his soldiers were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2023

Fierce fighting in north of Ukraine's Bakhmut, says Russian head of Wagner militia

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2023

From bus driver to Russian soldier: The journey of an imprisoned Ivorian recruited by Wagner Group

A video posted in early January 2023 showed the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner with a mercenary who was described as Ivorian. By analysing posts shared on social networks and talking to people who knew him at different times in his life, the FRANCE 24 Observers team managed…

France 24 · Feb 4, 2023

Russian Wagner group battles French 'zombies' in Africa propaganda campaign

Video cartoons circulating on social media have shed light on a Russian propaganda campaign aimed at sapping France's influence among its African allies, analysts say.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 4, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 346 of the invasion

New $2.2bn US military aid package for Ukraine includes bomb that will double strike range; Zelenskiy vows to hold Bakhmut as long as possible

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4, 2023

Ukraine’s prosecutor launches criminal case against Wagner chief

Putin-ally Prigozhin leads a mercenary force of thousands, including ex-convicts, in the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Feb 3, 2023