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The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Kyiv criticised for lack of gratefulness at Nato summit; foreign volunteers describe fighting Russian mercenaries

The Guardian - AU

Wagner troops training Belarus forces

MOSCOW - Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in Russia.

Bangkok Post

Putin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutiny

President tells newspaper he met mercenary chief to negotiate terms for fighters’ continued participation in Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

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First Thing: Florida Republicans target voter registration groups with thousands in fines

Fines on list given to the Guardian were levied by agency created at Ron DeSantis’s behest to investigate voter fraud, which is rare. Plus, Anchor, first and oldest US craft brewery, to close

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 506 of the invasion

Ukraine claims to have shot down 16 drones overnight; Pentagon says Wagner mercenaries no longer participating in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Putin vs. Wagner: saved by kompromat?

If you’re not “feeling confused” by events in Russia in the past few weeks, “then you’ve probably not been paying attention”, said Michael Day in The i Paper.

The Week

Wagner fighters are training Belarus defence forces, government says

Minsk said Friday that members of the Russia's Wagner mercenary group were acting as instructors for Belarusian territorial defence forces “in a number of military disciplines”, three weeks after the group's aborted rebellion in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Wagner "simply doesn't exist" as a distinct…

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Putin says Russian mercenary group has no legal basis so 'doesn't exist'

Russian President Vladimir Putin is claiming that the Wagner private military company “simply doesn't exist” as a legal entity

The Independent UK

A Russian general says he was fired for pointing out challenges his troops are facing

Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov said Russia's military leadership was angered by his frank talk about challenges faced by his forces, particularly the shortage of equipment that resulted in Russian casualties.

WEKU

Wagner forces no longer ‘significant’ in Ukraine following uprising, says US

It had waged some of the bloodiest battles in Russia’s war against Ukraine

Evening Standard

Kyiv accepts counteroffensive not advancing quickly; Moscow plays down grain deal claim – as it happened

Andriy Yermak says West are not pressuring Ukraine to go faster ; Kremlin denies Turkish claim deal will be renewed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 506

As the conflict enters its 506th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Ouster of Russian general ‘Spartacus’ sparks ruling party feud

A Russian general who accused army chiefs of “treacherously” ousting him for criticizing troop losses in the war in Ukraine has sparked a political feud within Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ruling party, the latest sign of tensions over the military following the mutiny by Wagner mercenaries.

Tribune News Service

Russian general says he has been fired for telling truth about dire situation on Ukraine frontlines

A voice message from Major General Ivan Popov – a commander in southern Ukraine – exposes the rising tension in the military in the aftermath of the Wagner mutiny

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Evening Standard

Russian general axed for telling army chiefs of frontline deaths rather than ‘keep quiet as a coward’

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling Vladimir Putin’s military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russian general in Ukraine removed for strategy criticism: Report

Major-General Ivan Popov, commander of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army, criticised strategy on Ukraine, reports say.

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s military in state of ‘confusion’ in wake of Wagner mutiny, US general says

Putin’s minister signed order to ‘get rid of’ senior commander in Zaporizhzhia

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 505

As the conflict enters its 505th day, these are the main developments.

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Daily Mirror

Wagner boss Prighozin had been 'treated for cancer and had nothing to lose' before mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin, boss of Wagner Group,launched an apparent mutiny against Moscow last month and experts now claim the decision was largely motivated by his health

The Independent UK

Russia's Defense Ministry says Wagner mercenaries are surrendering their weapons to the military

Russia’s Defense Ministry says mercenaries of the Wagner Group are completing the handover of their weapons to the military, a move that follows the private army’s brief rebellion last month that challenged the Kremlin’s authority

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Ukraine rolls back 6 months of Russian gains in 5 weeks

Assessment of Ukraine’s counteroffensive suggests it has retaken 253sq km (98sq miles) of its territory since June.

Al Jazeera

Surovikin: Russian general missing since Wagner mutiny ‘resting’

Surovikin was last seen in a video urging Wagner Group fighters to halt their mutiny last month.

Daily Mirror

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin 'likely to be DEAD' after meeting with Vladimir Putin

Wagner mercenary group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin led what appeared to be a failed coup attempt that was called off less than 24 hours from it starting, angering Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

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France 24

No, this video doesn’t show the Wagner Group moving to Belarus

The whereabouts of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner paramilitary group mercenaries remain unknown since the short-lived mutiny, though there is in place an agreement with Vladimir Putin for Prigozhin and his camp to flee safely to Belarus. A viral video, also shared by an Ukrainian official, claims to show a…

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