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A low-key funeral suits the Kremlin, who did not want a large-scale show of support for Yevgeny Prigozhin

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said.

Wagner military chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was officially confirmed dead by Russian authorities on Sunday. The fate of his mercenary group – and its operations in Africa and the Middle East – now hangs in the balance. FRANCE 24 spoke to Anastasiya Shapochkina, a political analyst and researcher with a focus…

Private force is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations.

Will Wagner outlive its founder? Russian authorities have confirmed the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his number two in the downing of their private jet on a flight to his native Saint Petersburg. We ask about the downing of the plane on the two-month anniversary of his aborted march on…

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Poland and Baltic states say they will close borders if there is incident involving Wagner; Ukraine says it’s troops have liberated key south-eastern settlement

Options for the mercenary group – in the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s demise – include complete dissolution, nationalisation into the conventional Russian army or finding a new leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold the key to the future

Vladimir Putin has leant on military contractors to claim victories in Ukraine but his former friend’s attempted mutiny and threats against Russia’s defence establishment have exposed cracks in the president’s authority