UK to ban Russia's Wagner Group as 'terrorist' organisation: Reports
1 year, 3 months ago

UK to ban Russia's Wagner Group as 'terrorist' organisation: Reports

Hindustan Times  

Britain is to ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The UK was set to make the Wagner Group a "proscribed" organisation under anti-terror laws, putting it on a par with Islamic State and al-Qaeda, a report in the Daily Mail said. "Wagner is a violent and destructive organisation which has acted as a military tool of Vladimir Putin's Russia overseas," the newspaper quoted Braverman as saying. Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died last month in a plane crash, had already been sanctioned by Britain alongside several of his key commanders who had participated in Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Russia’s Wagner to offer air defence to Hezbollah or Iran: US
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia’s Wagner to offer air defence to Hezbollah or Iran: US

The Hindu  

The White House said on Tuesday that Russia’s Wagner mercenary group plans to provide an air defence system to Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants or to the regime in Tehran, as part of an “unprecedented defense cooperation” between the two US adversaries. indicates that Wagner, at the direction of the Russian government, was preparing to provide an air defence capability to either …

UK officially declares Russia’s Wagner as terrorist organisation
1 year, 3 months ago

UK officially declares Russia’s Wagner as terrorist organisation

Live Mint  

The United Kingdom on Friday officially declared the Russian mercenary, Wagner Group, which rallied at Moscow before drawing back, as a terrorist organisation. A draft order was laid before UK Parliament to make way for Wagner Group's assets to be categorised as terrorist property and seized, the interior ministry said in a statement. The official statement also mentioned that the …

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization
1 year, 3 months ago

The UK says it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization

Associated Press  

LONDON — The U.K. announced Wednesday it will declare Russia’s Wagner mercenary group a banned terrorist organization, saying it remains a threat to global security even after the death of leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. The move, expected to take effect within days, puts Wagner in the same category as the Islamic State group, the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Northern Ireland …

Russia's Wagner Group to be declared terrorist organisation by UK
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia's Wagner Group to be declared terrorist organisation by UK

Firstpost  

Proscribing Wagner as a terrorist organisation would mean it would be a criminal offence in Britain to belong to or promote the group, arrange or address its meetings, and carry its logo in public The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, the BBC reported on Tuesday citing a draft …

UK to declare Russia’s Wagner Group a ‘terrorist’ organisation
1 year, 3 months ago

UK to declare Russia’s Wagner Group a ‘terrorist’ organisation

Al Jazeera  

Designation of the group, condemned as a ‘threat to global security’, could be made as early as Wednesday. The BBC, the UK’s public service broadcaster, reported a draft order would be put forward in parliament to allow Wagner’s assets to be categorised as “terrorist” property and seized. The decision to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act 2000 was taken …

United Kingdom to ban Russia's Wagner Group, declaring it a 'terrorist organisation'
1 year, 3 months ago

United Kingdom to ban Russia's Wagner Group, declaring it a 'terrorist organisation'

ABC  

The United Kingdom is set to declare Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group a terrorist organisation. Key points: The British home secretary will make the mercenary group a "proscribed" organisation under anti-terror laws The designation will make it a criminal offence for people in the UK to be actively involved in the group or display its logo The government had …

What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army?
1 year, 3 months ago

What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army?

Al Jazeera  

The powerful private military company is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations financed by Kremlin allies or oligarchs. What and who is left of Wagner is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, state-run corporations and private military companies financed by Kremlin allies or oligarchs – and even Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko …

Has Russia pulled the plug on the Wagner Group?
1 year, 4 months ago

Has Russia pulled the plug on the Wagner Group?

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Wagner now appear to be at odds, with reports suggesting Putin’s government is no longer funding the group. That’s despite multiple reports revealing the group’s involvement in promoting Moscow’s interests in Syria and several African countries. But Russia and Wagner now appear to be at odds, with reports suggesting President Vladimir Putin’s government is no longer funding the …

Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia’s Wagner as a terrorist group
1 year, 4 months ago

Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia’s Wagner as a terrorist group

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain has “underplayed and underestimated” the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization, a powerful committee of U.K. lawmakers said Wednesday. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said the sanctions imposed by Britain on Wagner are “underwhelming” and U.K. authorities have done little to track the private army’s …

Putin says Wagner Group 'does not exist' after short-lived mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin says Wagner Group 'does not exist' after short-lived mutiny

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the Wagner Group, which launched a brief rebellion against Moscow last month, said the private mercenary group "simply does not exist" as a legal entity. In an interview with Russian newspaper Kommersant, Putin said he had given the chance to Wagner fighters to continue serving after their rebellion ended abruptly. The Russian leader's …

Wagner mercenaries are surrendering their weapons to the military: Russia's Defence Ministry
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner mercenaries are surrendering their weapons to the military: Russia's Defence Ministry

India TV News  

The Wagner Group's mercenaries have handed over their weapons to the Russian military, according to the Defense Ministry on Wednesday. Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov said Wagner's leaders swore dedication to Putin and that they were prepared "to keep on battling for the Country." The Kremlin's affirmation that Putin met with Prigozhin, who led troops on a walk to Moscow to …

What's next for Russia's Wagner in Middle East, Africa, examines US
1 year, 5 months ago

What's next for Russia's Wagner in Middle East, Africa, examines US

Hindustan Times  

The United States is examining how the Wagner Group's short-lived mutiny against Russia's military establishment might affect the mercenaries' operations in the Middle East and Africa, officials said. On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Russian media that Wagner's work in Central African Republic would continue. The US official said that despite Lavrov's comments, the United States was looking …

The meaning of the Wagner Group’s march | The Hindu In Focus Podcast
1 year, 5 months ago

The meaning of the Wagner Group’s march | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

The Hindu  

On June 24, the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war took a surprising turn as Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company, a paramilitary organisation, rebelled against the Russian establishment led by Vladimir Putin. The rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, claimed control over Russia’s Southern Military District headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, a city near the Ukrainian border and then began a march …

Wagner trained African militia to ‘burn people alive’, investigation claims
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner trained African militia to ‘burn people alive’, investigation claims

The Telegraph  

Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries taught African soldiers and militiamen to torture and strangle prisoners and even burn people alive, an investigation has claimed. ‘Mass killings, torture and rape’ Mr Touadéra hired the group in 2018 to help fend off rebels and Wagner has since struck similar deals in Mali, Burkina Faso and Libya among others. “Wagner, Touadéra, and his inner …

Infamous private military company Wagner Group has been acting internationally in Russian interests for years
1 year, 5 months ago

Infamous private military company Wagner Group has been acting internationally in Russian interests for years

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 26, 2023 13:02 IST - 6 MINS READ The Wagner Group is not just active in Ukraine. According to observers, the main aim of the Wagner Group here is to secure Russian access to valuable raw materials including gold, manganese, silicon and uranium deposits “Yevgeny Prigozhin and his network are exploiting Sudan’s natural resources for personal gain …

Who is Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin? From Putin's Chef to Leading Thousands of Mercenaries in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Who is Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin? From Putin's Chef to Leading Thousands of Mercenaries in Ukraine

News 18  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was once a hot-dog vendor and a long time associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin, now not only commands thousands of mercenaries who played a key role in the Ukraine invasion, but has also called an open rebellion against the country’s military. Prigozhin is currently the chief of Kremlin-allied Wagner Group, who depicts himself as a mercenary …

Putin's Wagner Group Rebels Against Russian Military: What Led to Mutiny, Impact on Ukraine War
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin's Wagner Group Rebels Against Russian Military: What Led to Mutiny, Impact on Ukraine War

News 18  

As Russia’s offensive against Ukraine continues, there has been a twist in the tale, as the Wagner Mercenary Group — often referred to as President Vladimir Putin’s private army — has entered Russia claiming to remove the country’s top military leadership. Cut to Friday, when the chief alleged that Kremlin’s leadership has ordered strikes on Wagner camps which resulted in …

'Mutiny' in Russia: What is the Wagner mercenary group threatening the Putin leadership?
1 year, 6 months ago

'Mutiny' in Russia: What is the Wagner mercenary group threatening the Putin leadership?

India TV News  

Russia crisis: The sight of armed forces of the Russian mercenary group Wagner marching towards the city of Rostov-on-Don and allegedly taking control of its key military sites has sparked a major crisis in Moscow amid the ongoing war with its neighbour Ukraine. In an escalation of infighting within Russia, Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin-- a Russian oligarch, a close confidant of …

Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow
1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow

NPR  

Wagner Group chief says his mercenaries will halt their march on Moscow Enlarge this image toggle caption Stringer/AFP via Getty Images Stringer/AFP via Getty Images MOSCOW — The head of the Wagner mercenary group said his forces were ending a march on the Russian capital after demanding the resignation of the country's top defense officials over alleged failures in the …

US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight
1 year, 6 months ago

US sanctions head of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali, accused of arms trafficking for Ukraine fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Thursday sanctioned the leader of Russia’s paramilitary Wagner Group in Mali, citing what it said were indications that the Kremlin was trying to use the West African nation as a way-station for arms shipments to Russian forces in Ukraine. The Treasury Department sanctions target Wagner Group local official Ivan Maslov and refer to unspecified signs …

US says Russia’s Wagner force eyes Mali as route for war supplies
1 year, 7 months ago

US says Russia’s Wagner force eyes Mali as route for war supplies

Al Jazeera  

Russian mercenary force said to be willing to falsify paperwork to use Mali as transit point for Ukraine war equipment. Russia’s Wagner mercenary force has attempted to hide efforts to obtain military equipment internationally for use in the war in Ukraine and is seeking to transit such supplies through Mali, the United States State Department said. “We have been informed …

US says Wagner Group is trying to use third countries to obscure weapons shipments to Ukraine
1 year, 7 months ago

US says Wagner Group is trying to use third countries to obscure weapons shipments to Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — The Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group has been working to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, including by trying to source the materials from Mali, where the group has a strong foothold, a US official told CNN. A US intelligence document contained in a trove of classified information leaked online in recent months …

Wagner's secretive operators: Who are the mercenary army's senior figures?
1 year, 7 months ago

Wagner's secretive operators: Who are the mercenary army's senior figures?

Daily Mail  

As bitter fighting in eastern Ukraine rages on, Russia's shady Wagner mercenary group appears to gain more notoriety with each passing day. Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is the chief financier and unquestionable face of the Wagner group, providing regular updates from the frontlines in Ukraine Private Military Company Wagner is a mercenary group which for years acted as Putin's personal …

France calls on EU to list Wagner as ‘terrorists’, UK considering
1 year, 7 months ago

France calls on EU to list Wagner as ‘terrorists’, UK considering

Al Jazeera  

The French parliament has adopted a resolution calling on the European Union to formally label Russia’s mercenary Wagner force a “terror group” as reports emerged that the United Kingdom also appears poised to designate the group a “terror organisation”. “Special thanks to the French parliament for today’s decision to recognise the Russian pseudo-private Wagner group as a terrorist organisation,” Zelenskky …

EU Sanctions Russia's Wagner Group for 'Active Participation' in Ukraine War
1 year, 8 months ago

EU Sanctions Russia's Wagner Group for 'Active Participation' in Ukraine War

News 18  

The European Union on Thursday added Russia’s Wagner mercenary group to its sanctions list for “actively participating in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine”. Wagner, which is leading Russian battles to try to capture the Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Soledar, had already been placed in February on another EU sanctions list for violating human rights and “destabilising” countries …

Global network aims to sue Wagner as a ‘terrorist’ organisation
1 year, 8 months ago

Global network aims to sue Wagner as a ‘terrorist’ organisation

Al Jazeera  

Ukrainians in exile are mobilising an army of lawyers to seize Wagner’s assets and hobble Russia’s ability to wage war. “We’re going to prove that Wagner is a terrorist organisation, that Wagner committed acts of terrorism against not only specific individuals or buildings in Ukraine, but against the populace as a whole, because Wagner is in an unlawful conspiracy with …

Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: says US
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: says US

Firstpost  

The United States estimates that 90% of Wagner group soldiers killed in Ukraine since December were convicts, said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby at a regular briefing. Washington: The Russian mercenary company Wagner Group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with about 9,000 of those fighters killed in action, the White House …

Vladimir Putin's snub casts doubt on Yevgeny Prigozhin's ploy to use his Wagner Group to shore up power
1 year, 10 months ago

Vladimir Putin's snub casts doubt on Yevgeny Prigozhin's ploy to use his Wagner Group to shore up power

ABC  

"The boat is rocking … I hope you understand why I have remained silent". These were the words of Yevgeny Prigozhin – old friend of Putin and head of the Wagner mercenary group – after the Russian president praised his army for their efforts in Soledar. Putin's chef, diamonds and the shadow army Photo shows A helicopter hovers in the …

Home Office preparing to proscribe Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation
1 year, 10 months ago

Home Office preparing to proscribe Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation

The Telegraph  

The Home Office is drawing up plans to formally proscribe Russian mercenaries the Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, The Telegraph can reveal. It would mean putting Wagner on the similar legal footing of notorious terror groups such as Al-Qaeda, the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks, and the jihadists Isil. A final decision on Wagner proscription has not been …

UN experts urge probe into possible war crimes in Mali by Wagner
1 year, 10 months ago

UN experts urge probe into possible war crimes in Mali by Wagner

Al Jazeera  

Western powers accuse the Malian military and Russian mercenaries of crimes against humanity in the fight against insecurity in the Sahel. United Nations experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali by government forces and Russian private military contractor the Wagner Group. Mali, whose government took power in a 2021 …

Brutality of Russia’s Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war
1 year, 10 months ago

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

Associated Press  

Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine have thrown a new spotlight on Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company led by a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Wagner Group was first spotted in action in eastern Ukraine soon after a separatist conflict erupted there in April 2014, weeks after Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Some Russian …

Brutality of Russia's Wagner gives it lead in Ukraine war
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fierce battles in eastern Ukraine …

US expands sanctions on Russia’s ‘brutal’ Wagner Group
1 year, 10 months ago

US expands sanctions on Russia’s ‘brutal’ Wagner Group

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday expanded U.S. sanctions against Russia’s Wagner Group and related companies and individuals for their role in the war in Ukraine and mercenary activities, including human rights abuses, in Africa. The sanctions also hit the Chinese company Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. LTD, also known as Spacety China, which has …

Fresh US sanctions target Russia’s Wagner mercenary group
1 year, 10 months ago

Fresh US sanctions target Russia’s Wagner mercenary group

Al Jazeera  

Washington says Moscow is relying on the Wagner Group in the Ukraine war amid biting Western sanctions and battlefield setbacks. The United States has formally labelled the Wagner Group a “transnational criminal organization”, unveiling a wave of sanctions against the Russian mercenary force. The “transnational criminal organization” designation brings Wagner under a strict sanction programme by the US Department of …

U.S. expands sanctions on Russia’s ‘brutal’ Wagner Group
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. expands sanctions on Russia’s ‘brutal’ Wagner Group

LA Times  

Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the PMC Wagner Center, which is associated with the Wagner private military group founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2022. The sanctions also hit the Chinese company Changsha Tianyi Space Science and Technology Research Institute Co. Ltd., also known as Spacety China, which has supplied Wagner …

Ex-high ranking member of Russia's Wagner Group arrested for illegal entry into Norway
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-high ranking member of Russia's Wagner Group arrested for illegal entry into Norway

ABC  

A former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group seeking asylum in Norway is in custody on suspicion of entering the Scandinavian country illegally. Key points: Andrey Medvedev was arrested by Norway's immigration police after claiming asylum His Norwegian lawyer says that his client is not suspected of any offence Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service says it …

U.S. designates Russia's Wagner military group an international 'criminal organization'
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. designates Russia's Wagner military group an international 'criminal organization'

The Hindu  

The U.S. on Friday designated Russia's Wagner group as a "transnational criminal organization," piling pressure on the private Russian army fighting in Ukraine. Mr. Kirby showed U.S. intelligence photographs of North Korea supplying arms to Wagner for its Ukraine operations, and said the private army has become a rival to the formal Russian military. Mr. Kirby also said the U.S. …

US to designate Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation
1 year, 11 months ago

US to designate Wagner mercenary force a crime organisation

Al Jazeera  

The Wagner Group has an estimated 50,000 fighters in Ukraine, 80 percent of them drawn from Russian prisons. The United States has said it will designate Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, piling pressure on the private army that has recruited tens of thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine. White House national security spokesperson John …

Treasury to designate Wagner transnational criminal group
1 year, 11 months ago

Treasury to designate Wagner transnational criminal group

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Friday that Treasury will designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization in the coming days. The White House also …

US envoy says Russian Wagner Group’s activities intolerable
1 year, 11 months ago

US envoy says Russian Wagner Group’s activities intolerable

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A senior U.S. envoy expressed strong concern Thursday about the activities of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group and its alleged attempts to recruit soldiers in Serbia and elsewhere in the world. Moscow’s propaganda portal RT, which recently started its Serbian-language online news site in Serbia, has published Wagner’s recruitment advert seeking fighters in Ukraine, saying …

Wagner Group allegedly given Burkina Faso mine in exchange for help fighting jihadi extremists
2 years ago

Wagner Group allegedly given Burkina Faso mine in exchange for help fighting jihadi extremists

ABC  

Burkina Faso has allegedly made an agreement with Russia's Wagner Group in which the mercenary outfit will help the West African country deal with surging jihadi violence in exchange for a mine. Key points: Ghana's president says his neighbour traded a gold mine for support from the Wagner Group The mercenary group is also linked to illegal diamond, oil and …

US targets Russian mercenary group over religious freedom
2 years ago

US targets Russian mercenary group over religious freedom

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday placed a well-known Russian paramilitary organization on a list of religious freedom violators alongside a number of notorious terrorist organizations. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced he had designated the Wagner Group as an “entity of particular concern” for its activities in the Central African Republic. “Countries that effectively safeguard this and other …

Inside the Wagner Group, Russia’s mercenary force
2 years, 1 month ago

Inside the Wagner Group, Russia’s mercenary force

Al Jazeera  

One Wagner Group soldier for hire talks with Al Jazeera about what being a mercenary for Russia is like. Halla Mohieddeen: And still, the Wagner Group has cropped up in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Central African Republic, and Mali, expanding Russia’s military interests abroad. Halla Mohieddeen: But, you’ll also hear Marat speaking to us about his experiences with Wagner in English. …

Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference

Al Jazeera  

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin says a day before US elections that he will continue meddling. A day before the United States votes in midterm elections, the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force, has admitted to interfering in US elections and promised to continue. “We have interfered, we are interfering and we will continue to interfere – carefully, …

Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian mercenary force Wagner opens first official headquarters

Al Jazeera  

The European Union has accused the Wagner Group of serious human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa, Syria, and Libya. Russia’s previously secretive Wagner Group, a private mercenary force, has opened its first official headquarters in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. The opening of the “Wagner Centre” is seen as another step by Prigozhin to publicise his military credentials and …

Wagner Group base reportedly hit by Ukraine rocket strike, more warnings about shelling near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
2 years, 4 months ago

Wagner Group base reportedly hit by Ukraine rocket strike, more warnings about shelling near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

ABC  

Ukraine says it has attacked a base used by mercenaries from the private Russian military company Wagner Group. Key points: Ukraine attacked Wagner Group's base in Russian-occupied Popasna Wagner Group mercenaries work with Russian forces around the world A Ukrainian official says the number of causalities is not yet known Anton Gerashchenko, an advisor to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, …

Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up
2 years, 4 months ago

Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up

Al Jazeera  

The mysterious network of mercenaries is embracing an ever-public image as the war on Ukraine drags on. “Mercenaries have no official status, so they don’t have the same rights or guarantees as an official representative of the armed forces, and payment is only after completing a mission,” Marat Gabidullin told Al Jazeera. “It’s always been a part of either military …

Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up
2 years, 4 months ago

Shrouded in secrecy for years, Russia’s Wagner Group opens up

Al Jazeera  

The mysterious network of mercenaries is embracing an ever-public image as the war on Ukraine drags on. “Mercenaries have no official status, so they don’t have the same rights or guarantees as an official representative of the armed forces, and payment is only after completing a mission,” Marat Gabidullin told Al Jazeera. “It’s always been a part of either military …

Wagner deployed like normal army units on Ukraine front line: UK
2 years, 4 months ago

Wagner deployed like normal army units on Ukraine front line: UK

Al Jazeera  

Britain’s Ministry of Defence says Russian private military contractor has been allocated specific sectors of front line in eastern Ukraine. Russian private military firm Wagner Group has likely been given responsibility for specific sectors of the front line in war-torn eastern Ukraine, in a similar manner to normal army units, according to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence. Latest Defence …

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