The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

Estonian intelligence chief says Ukraine making progress around Bakhmut

Putin says Wagner rejected offer to keep its troops in Ukraine under leadership of their direct commander

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

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

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.

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…

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

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.