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What do we know about the videos allegedly showing ‘destroyed’ Wagner cemeteries?

A few days after the plane crash that killed Russian oligarch and head of the Wagner private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin, two videos emerged online showing the destruction of cemeteries for Wagner mercenaries – or so social media users claimed. Some people are saying that this destruction is part of…

France 24

Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke of threats to his life days before death, video appears to show

Wagner boss apparently seen in Africa saying ‘everything’s fine’ as he addressed rumours about wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent

The European Union is growing increasingly concerned about “domino effects” as yet another military coup rocks Africa

The Independent UK

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Russia vetos UN resolution extending sanctions and keeping experts in Mali

United Nations sanctions in Mali are ending after Russia vetoed extending them and maintaining a team of United Nations experts there, after they claimed that foreign forces were involved in abuses – a reference to Russia’s Wagner mercenary group.

Radio France Internationale

No, these videos do not prove Russia is demolishing Wagner fighters' graves

As Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was laid to rest after a fatal plane crash, videos purportedly showing graves of the group's fighters being demolished went viral on social media channels. But despite claims to the contrary, this footage does not show a large-scale effort by the Russian state to erase…

France 24

Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone strikes on six regions of Russia – destroying war planes

Kremlin says assault ‘will not go unpunished’, a sign that the attack was disruptive

The Independent UK

Russians are convinced Wagner warlord Prigozhin is still alive as conspiracy spreads that Putin killed body double

Dr Valery Solovey claimed that Prigozhin cheated an assassination bid and is now plotting his revenge

The Independent UK

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Wagner Group: what Yevgeny Prigozhin's death means for stability in Africa

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin after his private jet crashed on August 23 has raised questions about the Wagner Group’s future. Many in the west suspect Kremlin involvement in his death and are asking what will become of the mercenary group without its charismatic leader.

The Conversation

Watch footage of Wagner boss Prigozhin’s grave in Russian cemetery

Watch footage of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's grave in a Russian cemetery from a feed streamed live on Wednesday, 30 August.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv’s huge drone attack as Putin floods frontline with ‘poorly trained troops’

The Ministry of Defence said Russia is convicting nearly 100 soldiers for refusing to fight in the war

The Independent UK

Prigozhin is buried in St. Petersburg as Russians make memorials for the Wagner chief

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

WEKU

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried at St Petersburg cemetery

Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash.

Al Jazeera

Secretive funeral for Wagner chief as Putin stays away

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

The Independent UK

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried in private funeral in St Petersburg after plane crash

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

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The Guardian - UK

Funeral of Yevgeny Prigozhin held in ‘closed format’ in St Petersburg

Kremlin earlier said president’s presence ‘not envisaged’ at funeral of Wagner chief who was killed in plane crash last week

The Independent UK

The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin's burial

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war live: Kyiv ‘gains foothold’ in Zaporizhzhia as Putin snubs Wagner chief’s funeral

Kremlin says Putin has no plans to attend Prigozhin’s funeral as closed-door ‘farewell’ service held for Wagner chief

The Independent UK

The UN is undertaking an unprecedented 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali

The United Nations is in the throes of what Secretary-General António Guterres calls an “unprecedented” six-month exit from Mali on orders of the West African nation’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency

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France 24

Wagner group's future hanging in the balance after Prigozhin’s death

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…

Al Jazeera

What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army?

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

France 24

After Prigozhin: What next for Putin's Russia after demise of Wagner leader?

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…

WEKU

Latest on Ukraine: Wagner chief Prigozhin died as Russia's war turned 18 months

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 551 of the invasion

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

The Independent UK

What next for the Wagner Group as leader presumed dead in plane crash?

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

The Independent UK

What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

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

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