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Criminal released by Vladimir Putin to fight in Ukraine executed after trying to desert

Zaur Aliyev was six years into his 18-year sentence but as part of a scheme that sees even murderers trade their sentence for risking their lives in the war, but he was 'shot after trying to leave'

Daily Mirror

Burkina Faso coup raises questions about growing Russian involvement in west Africa

As if fighting in what – for now, at least – appears to be a losing battle in Ukraine weren’t enough, the Wagner Group, a private army of Russian mercenaries commanded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin, is heavily committed in a range of conflicts and security…

The Conversation

Who is Surovikin, Russia’s new commander for the war in Ukraine?

Known for his ‘total ruthlessness,’ the Russian general has served in Tajikistan and Chechnya, as well as in Syria.

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Crimea bridge blast deals major blow to Putin as he names new military chief

General Sergey Surovikin is taking over total command of Russia’s operations in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Putin appoints ‘brutal’ new senior commander for Ukraine war as Russian struggles continue

Sergei Surovikin feared to be responsible for potential war crimes in Syria and attacks on civilians in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russia appoints notorious general to lead Ukraine offensive

Sergei Surovikin appointed on same day as explosion on Kerch bridge that has dealt blow to Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Russian leadership ‘facing internal backlash following Ukraine war setbacks’

Ukraine has been steadily retaking territory occupied by Russia, including in the four regions it illegally annexed recently

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Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the battlefield defeats in Ukraine.

Reuters

‘Someone will fall victim’: insiders reveal elite anguish as Russia’s war falters

Key figures including Wagner Group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin are using military defeats to undermine defence chief Sergei Shoigu

The Guardian - UK

EXPLAINER: Russia's military woes mount amid Ukraine attacks

Even as the Kremlin moved to absorb parts of Ukraine in a sharp escalation of the conflict, the Russian military suffered new defeats that highlighted its deep problems on the battlefield and opened rifts at the top of the Russian government

The Independent UK

In the Ukraine war, a shadowy key player emerges: Russia’s private army of mercenaries

BERLIN — As Russia suffers one devastating military setback after another in Ukraine, a key player in the conflict is stepping out of the shadows: the private army known as the Wagner Group.

Los Angeles Times

What happens if Putin decides to cut his losses in Ukraine?

If you are following events in Russia and Ukraine closely, you could be forgiven for wondering if Vladimir Putin has backed himself into a corner. So, where does this leave him?

WEKU

Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout

Attempts to boost forces in Ukraine appear chaotic and have unleashed rare shows of criticism.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso coup fuels fears of growing Russian mercenary presence in Sahel

North Africa analysts believe new leader Ibrahim Traoré may seek help from Moscow in fight against Islamic extremists

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Russia's war machine faces ridicule from two Putin allies

The withdrawal of Russian forces from a strategically important town in eastern Ukraine has prompted two powerful allies of President Vladimir Putin to do something rare in modern Russia: publicly ridicule the war machine's top brass.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Yevgeny Prigozhin admits owning Wagner mercenary force

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin says he is ‘proud’ of founding Wagner Group staffed by Russian war veterans.

Reuters

Russia's Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that he had founded the Wagner Group private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation of a link he has previously denied and sued journalists for reporting.

Daily Mirror

Cannibal jailed after headless body fell from car joins Vladimir Putin’s kill squad

Yegor Komarov said he "nibbled to just take a taste" after a headless and repeatedly stabbed corpse fell out of his car when he crashed his Mitsubishi into a fence in St Petersburg, Russia

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Al Jazeera

‘Thrown into the meat grinder’: Russians react to mobilisation

After President Putin announced the partial mobilisation of population, ‘how to leave Russia’ spikes on search engines.

The Guardian - UK

‘We thieves and killers are now fighting Russia’s war’: how Moscow recruits from its prisons

Inmates describe visits by Yevgeny Prigozhin, reported head of the Wagner group, who is said to offer pardons for those who enlist

Tribune News Service

Clara Ferreira Marques: Frustrated and snubbed, Putin is running out of options

It’s been a bad few weeks for Vladimir Putin.

Daily Mirror

Convicted murderer hired by Vladimir Putin to fight Ukraine surrenders and defects

Yevgeny Nuhzin, who was sentenced to 24 years in jail after killing someone in 1999, is reportedly one of thousands of prisoners released from prison to fight for Russia's struggling armed forces

Bangkok Post

Video reveals how Russian mercenaries recruit inmates for Ukraine war

In a video that emerged Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary outfit known as the Wagner Group is seen promising convicts release from prison in return for a six-month combat tour in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin sends 400 criminals to front line of war in Ukraine with limited training

Footage shows prisoners who have signed up as fighters being taken by a dozen jail vans. The murderers, sex offenders, burglars and other convicts will be sent to the frontline

Daily Mirror

Hardened Russian prisoners offered freedom for six months fighting in Ukraine

The leader of infamous Wagner group, who has close ties with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, has been filmed telling hardened criminals that if they join the fight in Ukraine they could be freed after six months

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