Yevgeny Prigozhin

How deepfakes and cloned voices are distorting Europe's elections
Europe’s busy election schedule in 2025 and 2026 is being targeted by AI-generated manipulation on social media. But this time around, Europe’s political landscape is transforming. The fight for voters’ hearts is no longer waged on the streets but on screens, through artificially generated images, cloned voices and sophisticated deepfakes.
Radio France Internationale
6 min read
Pro-Kremlin operation weaponises investigative media to claim Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines
A group established by deceased Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be behind the false claims that Ukraine uses orphans to clear mines.
Euronews
3 min read
Ukraine war briefing: Frustrated Trump threatens Russia sanctions if there no progress on peace deal
US president warns of ‘massive’ sanctions and tariffs; Zelenskyy accuses Moscow of trying to avoid meeting between him and Putin. What we know on day 1,277
The Guardian - AU
4 min read
Prigozhin knew he was ‘doomed’ after failed rebellion, says mother
Violetta Prigozhina, 85, says she warned her son not to defy Putin’s authority before he was killed in a plane crash
The Guardian - UK
5 min read
How Moscow is reinventing its influence machine across Africa
Russian operatives are using new tactics to expand Moscow’s reach in Africa, two years after the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. An investigation led by RFI and the monitoring group All Eyes on Wagner shows influence campaigns remain active from Angola to Chad.
Radio France Internationale
4 min read
UK court convicts 3 men of arson in attack linked to Russia’s Wagner Group
Attack on equipment for Ukraine was planned by Wagner mercenaries on behalf of Russian intelligence, prosecutors said.
Al Jazeera
5 min read
Revealed: How Moscow’s Wagner Group recruited young British men online to plot London arson attack
Intelligence historian Trevor Barnes reveals Moscow’s sabotage playbook in the UK disclosed by the Wagner Group arson trial
Evening Standard
14 min read
The minister, the general and the oil baron: All the mysterious deaths of Russian officials and businessmen
A large number of Russian officials and business executives have died since the beginning of the war in Ukraine
The Independent UK
7 min read
Russia Steps Out From Shadows In Africa With State Paramilitary
With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers.
International Business Times
6 min read
The African Initiative: Russian-backed outlet peddles propaganda to buy influence in Africa
The individuals who run the African Initiative media outlet are reportedly connected to Russian intelligence services, while others are former members of the Wagner paramilitary group, according to France's agency for monitoring foreign digital interference.
Euronews
3 min read