Wagner Group

UK charges two men connected with Russia’s Wagner Group for arson, terror plot

Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, were sentenced under the UK’s National Security Act for activity linked to a foreign state. 

 A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.
 A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia

 People visit a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, and Dmitry Utkin, the group commander, while marking 40 days since their death to respect an Orthodox tradition, in central Moscow, Russia, October 1, 2023.

Russia's Wagner recovers bodies of mercenaries killed in Mali

 People visit a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, and Dmitry Utkin, the group commander, while marking 40 days since their death to respect an Orthodox tradition, in central Moscow, Russia, October 1, 2023.

Toppling Putin's regime? The Wagner rebellion and its long-lasting impact


Wagner killed Russian pilots in aborted revolt, Vladimir Putin reveals

Despite Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's claim that the Wagner rebellion was halted to avert Russian bloodshed, Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that Russian pilots have been killed.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023.

Putin's former 'puppet master' urges an end to mercenary groups like Wagner

Vladislav Surkov, once known as the Kremlin’s ‘puppet master’ by friends and foes alike, said "private military companies" were an idea imported from the US, created to engage in proxy wars.

 Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

'We need to act together' Russian officials say after aborted mutiny

Mikhail Mishustin, who leads Putin's cabinet as his appointed prime minister, acknowledged that Russia had faced "a challenge to its stability," and called for public loyalty.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023.

How will Putin's allies view him after attempted Wagner revolt? - analysis

As the fallout from the Prigozhin affair continues, there will be close monitoring from other authoritarian regimes that want to supplant the US-led world order.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Astana Process summit in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022. Russian, Iranian and Turkish flags hang behind him.

How will Wagner revolt impact the Ukraine offensive? - analysis

The chaos created by the mutiny doesn't help troops fighting on the front, Wagner's march created an atmosphere of uncertainty, something undesirable for troops already fighting.

 Ukrainian servicemen of the 57th Kost Hordiienko Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade fire a 2S1 Gvozdika self propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a position near the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 25, 2023.

EU says Russia mutiny shows Moscow's military power is 'cracking'

Borrell said Russian President Putin was paying the price for creating a "monster" with Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary group.

 A woman with a dog walks past a tank as fighters of Wagner private mercenary group are deployed in a street near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. A sign on a tank reads: "Siberia".

'We didn't want to overthrow government' - Prigozhin, in first comments since mutiny

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to crush what he called a treasonous mutiny.

 Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves the headquarters of the Southern Military District amid the group's pullout from the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023.

Ukraine reclaims 130 sq km along southern front line - Ukraine deputy defense minister

A week ago, Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister Maliar said that 113 square kilometers had been reclaimed in the previous two weeks.

 Ukrainian servicemen of the 47th Magura Separate Mechanised Brigade fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine June 25, 2023.

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu appears in video for first time since Wagner mutiny

Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had demanded that Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff, be handed over to him so that he could "restore justice."

 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visits the advanced control post of Russian troops involved in Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unknown location, in this picture released June 26, 2023.

Wagner Group mutiny: Is Putin’s grip on power starting to slip? - opinion

In the coming days, we will see what may represent the beginning of a war between Russia’s elite, and possibly the end of Vladimir Putin’s long-standing regime. 

 FIGHTERS OF the Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the southern military district, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on Saturday.