The Latest Breaking News on Wagner

Syracuse vs Wagner Prediction, Game Preview

Syracuse vs Wagner game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 5 game on Saturday, October 1

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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.

Al Jazeera

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…

Reuters

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‘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.

Al Jazeera

Is Russia recruiting thieves, killers, prisoners to fight the war in Ukraine? See video

Putin called up 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine and backed a plan to annex parts of the country, hinting…

Livemint

‘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…

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Tribune News Service

Russia's Wagner trying to recruit over 1,500 felons for Ukraine war -U.S. official

The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is trying to recruit over 1,500 convicted felons to take part in…

Reuters

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…

Bangkok Post

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Russian inmates ‘told they’ll be freed if they survive six-months on Ukraine frontline’

Leaked footage shows the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group attempting to recruit prisoners

Evening Standard

Russia's reliance on mercenaries in Ukraine points to the weakness of its military – and Putin's strategy of deflecting blame

Ukrainian forces are gaining ground in the war against Russia. Since early September 2022, they have launched a massive counteroffensive…

The Conversation

‘They were in a sad state’: Ukraine forces find Russians in retreat

The time and tide of the conflict is changing, temporarily at least, reports Kim Sengupta from Kyiv

The Independent UK

Big Ten Power Rankings: Spartans move up as Big Ten West Division teams struggle in Week 2

See where Michigan State lands in our updated power rankings following a Spartans' shutout victory over Akron in Week 2

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Vladimir Putin sends mass murderer nicknamed 'The Maniac' to fight in Ukraine

Russia sent a man named 'maniac' to the frontline in Ukraine straight from a penal colony jail cell. Now dead,…

Daily Mirror

Russian recruiters try to persuade homeless men to join army and boost numbers in Ukraine invasion

Russian army recruiters in St Petersburg have tried to persuade homeless men to sign up as soldiers to fight in…

Irish Independent

Tensions mount between Morocco and Tunisia over Western Sahara

In tonight's edition: A political spat between Morocco and Tunisia continues after being sparked over the weekend by Tunis's hosting…

France 24

Vladimir Putin's forces MUTINY as Russian soldiers refuse to slaughter Ukrainians

The other video parades recruited jail inmates at the frontline in the pro-Vladimir Putin Wagner private army, after being signed…

Daily Mirror

The real role of pro-Russian Chechens in Ukraine

Known as Kadyrovtsy after their leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the fighters are said to be brutal and delusional.

Al Jazeera

French troop withdrawal from Mali prompts fresh security fears for the region

Mali's relations with Paris deteriorated after a junta took power in an August 2020 coup, eventually triggering the withdrawal of…

France 24

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Vladimir Putin’s private army HQ 'blown up after online post gives away secret location'

Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine has continued since March, with Putin's forces being pushed back after an initial wave of…

Irish Mirror

Ukraine aiming to create chaos within Russian forces, Zelenskiy adviser says

Exclusive: Mykhailo Podolyak says Russian supply lines will be targeted and predicts similar attacks to last week’s explosion at Crimean…

The Guardian - UK

Militant Group Claims to Have Killed Wagner Mercenaries in Mali

An Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group claimed to have killed four mercenaries from the Russian private security group Wagner in an ambush…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin threatens to send advanced missiles systems to boost global allies

Vladimir Putin yesterday offered to send advanced weapons to bolster his allies around the world, after he pledged to boost…

Irish Independent

Putin’s private army HQ 'blown up after online post gives away secret location'

The headquarters of Vladimir Putin's state-backed Wagner Group mercenary fighters was reportedly blown up leaving around 100 dead after a…

Daily Mirror

Al Qaeda affiliate claims it killed four Russian mercenaries in Mali

Al Qaeda's affiliate in Mali claimed on Monday it had killed four mercenaries from Russia's private military firm Wagner Group…

Reuters