The Latest Breaking News from Yevgeny Prigozhin

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group, said on Sunday that the mercenary force had taken the village of Krasna Hora on the northern edge of the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Kyiv may need to rethink naval strategy after latest Russian attack on Odesa, say analysts

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must capture the strategic city of Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign but faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders. Yevgeny Prigozhin, interviewed by a Russian military correspondent, said Russia had to…

Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted Russian troops are engaged in a fierce fight to take the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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"Putin's chef" is known for cooking his way into the Russian president's inner circle, but a very public snub has experts suspecting the relationship may have come undone.

The Kremlin has lauded mercenaries with the powerful private Wagner Group, of which thousands are ex-prisoners.

Murderers and other hardened criminals among those recruited by Russian mercenary group in exchange for freedom

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones.