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‘He’s really dangerous’: fear as Wagner convict soldiers return from Ukraine

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

The Guardian - UK

Wagner Group in Africa: Russia's presence on the continent increasingly relies on mercenaries

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.

The Conversation

Russia's Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign, group's founder says

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".

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Russia's Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign - Prigozhin

Russia's Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday.

Reuters

Igor Mangushev: Russian who waved Ukrainian skull on stage dies days after being shot

Igor Mangushev, 36, claimed to have invented the Z symbol used as a symbol of support for Russian forces

Evening Standard

Russia's Prigozhin challenges Ukraine's Zelenskiy to aerial duel in cockpit video

The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday published a video of himself in the cockpit of a military aircraft, challenging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to an aerial duel.

Reuters

‘Mission completed’: Ukraine minister says warplanes on the way

Russia may launch a major offensive in coming weeks, but Ukraine says it has troops and resources to repel the attack.

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Ukraine’s defence minister to be moved from post, says Zelenskiy ally

Head of president’s parliamentary bloc seems to confirm reshuffle of Oleksii Reznikov as Russians close in on Bakhmut

The Guardian - UK

From bus driver to Russian soldier: The journey of an imprisoned Ivorian recruited by Wagner Group

A video posted in early January 2023 showed the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner with a mercenary who was described as Ivorian. By analysing posts shared on social networks and talking to people who knew him at different times in his life, the FRANCE 24 Observers team managed…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 346 of the invasion

New $2.2bn US military aid package for Ukraine includes bomb that will double strike range; Zelenskiy vows to hold Bakhmut as long as possible

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s prosecutor launches criminal case against Wagner chief

Putin-ally Prigozhin leads a mercenary force of thousands, including ex-convicts, in the Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine unveils criminal case against Wagner boss

Ukraine unveiled a criminal case on Friday against the boss of Russia's Wagner mercenary company, and promised to track down and prosecute the company's fighters who try to flee abroad.

Reuters

First Thing: police killings will continue until system changes, grieving family says

Tyre Nichols’ death reopens wounds felt by family of Steven Askew, who died 10 years ago at hands of Memphis police. Plus, wave of ‘sushi terrorism’ grips Japan

The Guardian - UK

US pressures allies to expel Russia's Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Sudan

The United States has stepped up pressure on Middle East allies to expel the Wagner Group, a military contractor with close ties to Russia's president, from chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan where it expanded in recent years, regional officials told The Associated Press.

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The Independent UK

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

Daily Mirror

Deluded Vladimir Putin believes he will win war as 300,000 recruits ready for action

A western Russia expert has summed up Putin’s mentality, having been briefed by numerous sources who have come to understand the Kremlin chief’s ambitions in Ukraine.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'pumped full of drugs' so they can fight for hours in Ukraine

The Wagner Group, which has been likened to Vladimir Putin's own personal militia, topped up its ranks by allowing Russia's convicts a chance to fight for the country in exchange for their freedom should they survive

Daily Mirror

Russian tank commander takes out FIVE of his own men in huge tank blunder

It comes as Russia is mustering its military might in Luhansk in what Kyiv suspects could be preparation for an offensive as the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion approaches

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Reuters

Former Wagner commander says he is sorry for fighting in Ukraine

A former commander of Russia's Wagner mercenary group who fled to Norway told Reuters he wanted to apologise for fighting in Ukraine and was speaking out to bring the perpetrators of crimes to justice.

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war ‘opening eyes’ to need to reform England’s libel laws, says lawyer

Geoffrey Robertson says wealthy Russians using legal system to intimidate British journalists and publishers

The National (Scotland)

David Pratt's Four Corners: Israel and Palestine tinderbox close to catching fire

THESE days it is rarely out of the headlines. This past week alone, the United States has formally labelled the Wagner Group a “transnational…

The Independent UK

Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war

Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on a private Russian military group led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

Asharq Al-Awsat

Prigozhin, Kremlin Dismiss US Sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new US sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years. The United States on Thursday designated Wagner, which is fighting on the Russian side in some of the most…

Reuters

Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on Russia's Wagner group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin reacted sarcastically on Friday to new U.S. sanctions against his Wagner private military group, and the Kremlin said Washington had been smearing Wagner without reason for years.

Al Jazeera

Russia labels news outlet Meduza an ‘undesirable organisation’

Authorities allege Latvia-based publication threatens Russia’s constitutional system and security.

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