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The Latest Breaking News from the Wagner Group

Seventh Major General killed as overall Russian casualties from Putin's war rises to 'up to 350,000'

The huge casualty toll includes members of Putin's 'private army,' the Wagner Group

Evening Standard

First photos of Wagner Group operating in Mali hit social media

The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take…

France 24

Prigozhin death may offer opportunities to tackle Wagner Group – Foreign Office

The private military firm, whose former leader was killed in a plane crash over the summer, was proscribed as a terrorist group in September.

The Independent UK

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Salon

The downfall of France's African empire

Before his sudden demise, the shadowy Wagner Group leader helped unravel 60 years of French domination in Africa

Salon

Wagner succession: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son ‘set to be next mercenary boss’

Pavel appears to be inheriting majority of father’s riches – including mercenaries, properties, and £100 million

The Independent UK

A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy

A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible

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Notorious Russian general, master spy duo organise in Africa after Prigozhin’s demise

In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in…

France 24

UK officially bans Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group as terrorist organisation

Those found guilty of violating the ban will face a potential sentence of upto 14 years in prison

The Independent UK

Wagner, conflict and poverty drive Central African Republic death rate above crisis levels: but where’s the aid?

The Central African Republic (CAR) is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its GDP per capita in 2022 was estimated at US$491 per year.

The Conversation

Russia in Africa: Prigozhin's death exposes Putin's real motives on the continent

The apparent assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the crash of his private jet between Moscow and St. Petersburg represents an inflection point in Russian-African relations. Prigozhin, as leader of the notorious Wagner Group, had been the point man for Russia in Africa since Wagner first began operations on the continent…

The Conversation

Ukraine war: two good reasons the world should worry about Russia’s arms purchases from North Korea

US national security council official John Kirby noted on August 30 that arms transfer negotiations between North Korea and Russia are “actively advancing” as the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, seeks to feed his war machine.

The Conversation

The rise and fall of a Russian warlord

The message to the world is that the regime in Russia remains stable despite the mutiny, despite Prigozhin’s death and despite the western sanctions

The Hindu

Ukraine recap: fallout from death of Yevgeny Prigozhin will be felt far beyond Moscow

Where were you when you heard that Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s aircraft had crashed and he was presumed dead? For Ukraine watchers it was something of a surreal JFK moment. And, like the Zapruder tape, the video footage of the Russian mercenary group commander’s Embraer Legacy 600 private jet…

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France 24

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…

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

Who was Dmitry Utkin, a key Wagner mercenary who died alongside Prigozhin?

The secretive war-hardened career-officer-turned-mercenary is said to have given the Wagner group its name.

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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The Week

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Stefan Wolff professor of international security at the University of Birmingham explains how Yevgeny Prigozhin is just another in a long line of those who have faced an early demise after opposing Vladimir Putin.

The Independent UK

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule

Al Jazeera

Charismatic leader is gone but Wagner will survive in Africa, analysts say

Prigozhin’s death will slow the Wagner machine in Africa but its value to military regimes will continue to be prized.

The Independent UK

What is the Wagner mercenary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin?

The Independent UK

Russia's Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from Syria to Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting on mineral wealth

The Week

What is the Wagner Group?

The head of the Wagner Group of mercenaries has reportedly been killed in a plane crash, putting Russia’s internal security and the future of the controversial military unit in jeopardy.

The Independent UK

UK: Russian mercenary chief's likely death could destabilize his private army

Britain’s defense ministry said Friday that the presumed death of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash could destabilize the Wagner Group, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria and conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia

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