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Wagner
The deadly rebels of the so-called Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group are tearing apart Sudan aided by Russia through Wagner PMC.
Feb. 19
Wagner
Exclusive video obtained by Kyiv Post shows Ukrainian special forces interrogating captured Russian mercenaries from the Wagner “Private Military Company” (PMC) in the Republic of Sudan.
Feb. 5
Russia
Russia is gathering close to 20,000 troops to take over Wagner’s African operations in at least five Russia-friendly nations by mid-2024, but it might no longer have plausible deniability.
Jan. 30
Wagner
Pro-Russian “Z-blogger,” Anastasia Kashevarova, posted an account of the incident that backfired on the soldiers who thought they were doing the right thing.
Jan. 22
Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Ministry and the Wagner mercenary group recruited heavily from Russian prisons in late 2022 and throughout 2023 to make up for manpower losses.
Jan. 16
Putin
When families of the victims heard he had been released from prison to fight in Ukraine and had been pardoned by Putin they feared for their own lives until his grave was spotted.
Jan. 12
War in Ukraine
Nicknamed for the lead character in Breaking Bad, the notorious drug dealer and his wife were arrested and imprisoned in 2018 for making and selling amphetamines.
Jan. 12
Putin
Military enlistment offices in Russia have begun issuing the first war veterans’ certificates to former mercenaries of the Wagner group, which mutinied against the Ministry of Defense last year.
Jan. 8
Russia
Russia is currently recruiting soldiers and officers in the Kursk region to create a so-called "African Corps" to replace the Wagner PMC.
Dec. 26, 2023
Russia
In an intercepted call Russian soldier also says that contrary to the official Russian statements, most troops in Ukraine are killed by artillery, mortars, or Ukrainian drones—not by small arms.
Dec. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
The jail sentence handed to a Kazakh volunteer who fought for Wagner in Ukraine may act as a warning to those others from Central Asia who may be persuaded to fight for Russia.
Nov. 30, 2023
War in Ukraine
The release of a Russian sentenced to 20 years for the 2008 ritualistic murder of four teenagers raises more questions about the morality of Moscow’s convict pardon policy.
Nov. 22, 2023
Russia
The Wall Street Journal said earlier this month that Wagner was preparing to supply the Pantsir-S1, a Russian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and missile system known as SA-22 by NATO.
Nov. 22, 2023
Russia
Sources have identified Konstantin Mirzayants as the leader of Russia’s Redut mercenary group, which is likely to absorb part of Wagner’s African operations.
Nov. 16, 2023
Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s 25-year-old son has likely become the head of Wagner, now officially part of Russia’s National Guards, with some former Wagner fighters having joined other groups within Russia.
Nov. 13, 2023
Wagner
Despite a war raging in Ukraine, Kyiv's special forces are apparently operating in Africa, hunting down Wagner fighters. Watch the video to find out why.
Nov. 7, 2023
Kyiv Post obtained an exclusive photo of Tuareg rebels posing with a Ukrainian flag after defeating Wagner mercenaries over the weekend.
Jul. 29