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

Wagner Group boss and an ally of the Russian President Yevgeny Prigozhin has also issued warnings over the impending Ukrainian offensive following the delivery of new western military aid

Evening Standard

Murder, ‘alcohol and prostitutes’: Wagner convicts pardoned by Putin return to terrorise home towns

Violent criminals who served with the notorious Russian militia in Ukraine are terrorising the communities they return to

The Guardian - UK

How ‘Putin’s chef’ and his Wagner Group are cashing in on conflicts around the world

They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta

The Independent UK

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Ukrainian counteroffensive looms as Putin leans on Wagner

What happened in the 60th week of Russia’s war on Ukraine?

Al Jazeera

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

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

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

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Wagner mercenary admits ‘tossing grenades’ at injured Ukrainian PoWs

Former convict tells of torturing troops and says he does ‘not regret a single thing’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin visits occupied Kherson as G7 condemns nuclear plan

Russian president attends military command meeting in Kherson

The Independent UK

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

Russia's Wagner releases over 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war for Orthodox Easter

Russia's most powerful mercenary group, Wagner, sent at least 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war back to Ukrainian forces to mark Orthodox Easter, according to a video posted by the group's founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Sunday.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy and UK prime minister discuss accelerating military support for Ukraine – as it happened

Rishi Sunak also condemns beheading of Ukrainian prisoner of war as leaders discuss situation on battlefield

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 415 of the invasion

MoD says Russian and Wagner troops are making gains in Donetsk frontline town; US arrests 21-year-old air national guardsman over Pentagon leaks

The Guardian - AU

Bakhmut is increasingly a quagmire that works to Russia's advantage

The Battle for Bakhmut raging in eastern Ukraine has captured the attention of the outside world.

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The New Daily

Ukraine rejects Russian Wagner Bakhmut control claims

Ukrainian officials say the country's forces control more than the 20 per cent of Bakhmut, rejecting statements from the Russian Wagner mercenary group.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Denies Russia’s Wagner Controls 80% of Bakhmut

Ukraine's military rejected as untrue a Russian claim to have captured more than 80% of the city of Bakhmut and said on Wednesday that Kyiv's forces controlled "considerably" more than 20% of it in the east. Serhiy Cherevatyi, spokesperson for the eastern military command, made the comment to Reuters a…

Reuters

Kyiv denies Wagner Bakhmut claim, Russia says forces advancing

Ukraine and Russia traded barbs on Wednesday over how much Kremlin's forces control the city of Bakhmut, for months the focal point of Moscow's bid to advance through eastern Ukraine.

Reuters

Russia's Wagner claims it controls most of Bakhmut; Kyiv says forces holding firm

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group on Tuesday said his forces controlled more than 80% of the devastated eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after some of war's heaviest and bloodiest fighting.

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The Independent UK

US seeks to reassure allies over Pentagon leaks about Ukraine

With the knowledge that Moscow could use the leak to sow discontent, there appears to be a concerted effort among Ukraine’s allies to downplay the importance of the documents

Evening Standard

Russian mercenaries claim they control more than 80% of Bakhmut but Ukraine say situation ‘controllable’

Russian mercenaries have claimed they now control more than 80% of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries Control over 80% of Bakhmut, Leader Says

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in a video posted on Tuesday that his forces now control more than 80% of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Wagner fighters have led Russia's months-long efforts to capture Bakhmut, in one of the bloodiest battles in its 13-month-old…

Bangkok Post

Before the Great Ukrainian Offensive

Monday's stunt, when Yevgeny Prigozhin held a Russian flag in his hands and declared that his "Wagner" mercenary soldiers have finally conquered the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, probably marks the end of the Russian winter offensive. It was just a charade, of course.

France 24

New Russian militia Convoy rises as Wagner Group gets too big to control

Established in Russian-occupied Crimea in 2022, the Convoy militia is getting increasing publicity on social media as it recruits fighters. The rise of the new Russian militia comes as the Kremlin is trying to encourage the emergence of other mercenary groups to compete with Wagner, which has become too powerful…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds Attend Moscow Funeral of Pro-war Blogger

Hundreds of mourners, including the leader of Russia's Wagner private militia group, attended the funeral on Saturday of pro-war blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed on April 2 in a cafe bomb blast that Moscow has blamed on Ukraine. Russia charged Darya Trepova, 26, on Tuesday with terrorist offenses over…

Reuters

Hundreds attend Moscow funeral of pro-war blogger

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