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Yevgeny Prigozhin warned that the war could drag on for years

The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years. Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully…

The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said in a rare interview made public on Friday that Russian forces must capture the strategic city of Bakhmut to proceed with their campaign but faced fierce resistance from Ukrainian defenders. Yevgeny Prigozhin, interviewed by a Russian military correspondent, said Russia had to…

Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted Russian troops are engaged in a fierce fight to take the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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"Putin's chef" is known for cooking his way into the Russian president's inner circle, but a very public snub has experts suspecting the relationship may have come undone.

The Kremlin has lauded mercenaries with the powerful private Wagner Group, of which thousands are ex-prisoners.

Murderers and other hardened criminals among those recruited by Russian mercenary group in exchange for freedom

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones.

Having offered convicts a pardon if they survived six months in Ukraine, Wagner Group's founder says the recruitment of prisoners by the military company had "completely stopped".