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How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

“The people are running away from the bombing. commanders, Salih Al Futi, Al Taj Al Tijani and a field commander with the nom de guerre John Garang, when their fighters carried out another execution. commanders directing attacks during a deadly monthlong assault in North Darfur: Al Nour Al Guba and Geddo Hamdan Abu Shouk, both high-ranking commanders, and Ali Rizkallah …

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Assad strikes back: Syrian rebel leader 'is killed in Russian airstrike' after his forces seized Aleppo and marched on Damascus threatening dictator's regime - forcing ISRAEL to plan to go in if situa

Daily Mail

A Syrian rebel leader may have been killed in a Russian airstrike on a terrorist hideout after his forces seized Aleppo in a shock offensive, local media has reported. Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the current commander-in-chief of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Shamgroup, may have been killed in an airstrike The death of Al-Julani is yet to be confirmed but the strike has …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Vladimir Putin threatens to turn Kyiv 'into dust' if Ukraine fires more UK and US rockets into Russia after test of experimental hypersonic weapon

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin threatened last night to turn Kyiv ‘into dust’ if Ukraine fires more UK and US rockets into Russia. Essentially, it turns to dust.’ Vladimir Putin threatened last night to turn Kyiv ‘into dust’ if Ukraine fires more UK and US rockets into Russia Homes damaged by a Russian missile in Odesa. In the past two days, Russia has …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly commented on the gains of the lightning incursion that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the incursion, which has caused more than 100,000 civilians to flee, is an …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Three big lessons from two years of war in Ukraine

The Independent

Two years of bloody war in Ukraine have seen more than half a million soldiers killed or wounded, more than six million Ukrainians flee the country, and yet a front line which has scarcely moved for a year now. Looking ahead, there will be decisions to be made on everything from the next Western weapon systems to provide Ukraine, to …

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1 year ago

Russia launches multiple assaults on Ukraine, killing five and injuring dozens

ABC

Several Ukrainian cities have been pounded with shelling as Russian President Vladimir Putin promises to avenge an attack on the city of Belgorod where 24 civilians were killed leading into New Year's Eve. Key points: In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, one person was killed and more than 40 were injured in missile strikes Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Associated Press

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who made his name as a profane and brutal mercenary boss before mounting an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule, has died at age 62. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, a Russian military contractor, was on a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Associated Press

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who in June mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule. FILE - Yevgeny Prigozhin, top, serves food to then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Prigozhin’s restaurant outside Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 11, 2011. He called the rebellion …

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1 year, 6 months ago

How the Wagner Group’s armed uprising almost toppled Vladimir Putin

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. The armed uprising saw the group’s mercenaries leave their …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those who don’t give us ammunition will be eaten alive in hell!” Prigozhin, who …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Civil war. Those who don’t give us ammunition will be eaten alive in hell!” Prigozhin, who said he had 25,000 troops to march towards Moscow with him, vowed that his troops would punish Shoigu and urged the army not to offer resistance: “This is not a military coup, but a march of justice.” DAY 2: PUTIN ADDRESSES …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Understanding the Wagner mutiny

The Hindu

The story so far: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company, staged a short-lived mutiny against the country’s defence establishment on June 24, pushing Valdimir Putin’s Russia into an unprecedented internal security crisis. Mr. Prigozhin said Wagner would start a “march of justice” towards Moscow. Wagner’s battlefield victories as well as Mr. Prigozhin’s repeated attack on corruption …

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1 year, 6 months ago

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain

Associated Press

The rebellious mercenary soldiers who briefly took over a Russian military headquarters on an ominous march toward Moscow were gone Sunday, but the short-lived revolt has weakened President Vladimir Putin just as his forces are facing a fierce counteroffensive in Ukraine. “I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade,” Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “It …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin after his forces halt march to Moscow

Deccan Chronicle

Moscow: After Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to halt his forces' march to Moscow under deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kremlin spokesperson on Saturday said the charges against the Wagner leader who led armed mutiny against the country's military leadership would be dropped, The New York Times reported. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitri S Peskov said Prigozhin …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow

Deccan Chronicle

A rebellious mercenary commander said Saturday he ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to field camps in Ukraine, appearing to defuse a dramatically escalating crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power. Early Saturday, Prigozhin's private army appeared to control the military headquarters in …

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1 year, 6 months ago

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group?

NPR

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group? The mercenary group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said in an audio message released Monday that Wagner's goal was not to topple the Russian government but rather to protest the elimination of the private military company and call attention to the failures of Russian military leadership in Ukraine. Prigozhin won't face …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin

The Hindu

The rebellious Russian mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow before abruptly reversing course will move to neighbouring Belarus and not face prosecution, the Kremlin said Saturday, as part of a deal to defuse a crisis that represented the most significant challenge to President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power. In a televised …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Live Updates | Armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief

Associated Press

The latest on the armed rebellion declared by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: —— The rebellious Russian mercenary commander who ordered his troops to march on Moscow said he was responding to an attack on his camps in Ukraine on Friday by rival forces from the Russian military. —— KEY DEVELOPMENTS: Russia says charges against mercenary chief who mounted an …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Putin dubs armed rebellion by Wagner betrayal and promises to defend Russia

Deccan Chronicle

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation Saturday and vowed to defend the country and its people from an armed rebellion declared by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. He called Prigozhin’s actions, without referring to the owner of the Wagner private military company by name, “a betrayal” and “a treason.” He urged “those who are being dragged into this crime not …

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1 year, 6 months ago

President Vladimir Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and promises to defend Russia

Firstpost

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address to the nation on Saturday and vowed to defend the country and its people against an armed revolt called by mercenary head Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin said early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, adding that they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner chief vows to topple Russia top brass, says fighters 'ready to die'

Deccan Chronicle

MOSCOW: The head of the Wagner mercenary group said Saturday he had crossed into Russia with his forces to topple Moscow's military leadership, saying he and his 25,000 fighters were "ready to die". "We will destroy everything that stands in our way," Prigozhin said earlier, in the most audacious challenge to President Vladimir Putin since the start of the offensive …

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1 year, 6 months ago

US officials saw signs Prigozhin was planning challenge to Russian military but surprised by rapid escalation

CNN

Washington CNN — US intelligence officials believe that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the private Wagner military group, had been planning a major challenge to Russia’s military leadership for quite some time, but it was unclear what the ultimate aim would be, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. “We have not seen any changes in the disposition of Russian …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Mercenary group Wagner rebels to oust Russian defence minister

The Hindu

The owner of the Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defence minister. Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia

Associated Press

The owner of the Wagner private military contractor made his most direct challenge to the Kremlin yet, calling for an armed rebellion aimed at ousting Russia’s defense minister. Prigozhin claimed early Saturday that his forces had crossed into Russia from Ukraine and had reached Rostov, saying they faced no resistance from young conscripts at checkpoints and that his forces “aren’t …

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How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan

Assad strikes back: Syrian rebel leader 'is killed in Russian airstrike' after his forces seized Aleppo and marched on Damascus threatening dictator's regime - forcing ISRAEL to plan to go in if situa

Vladimir Putin threatens to turn Kyiv 'into dust' if Ukraine fires more UK and US rockets into Russia after test of experimental hypersonic weapon

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims control of 1,000 sq km in Russia's Kursk region

Three big lessons from two years of war in Ukraine

Russia launches multiple assaults on Ukraine, killing five and injuring dozens

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

How the Wagner Group’s armed uprising almost toppled Vladimir Putin

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord

Explained | Understanding the Wagner mutiny

With Russia revolt over, mercenaries’ future and direction of Ukraine war remain uncertain

Russia drops charges against Prigozhin after his forces halt march to Moscow

Wagner chief says he ordered his Russian mercenaries to halt march on Moscow

After its march toward Moscow, what's next for Russia's Wagner Group?

Russia says Wagner Group’s leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin

Live Updates | Armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief

Putin dubs armed rebellion by Wagner betrayal and promises to defend Russia

President Vladimir Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and promises to defend Russia

Wagner chief vows to topple Russia top brass, says fighters 'ready to die'

US officials saw signs Prigozhin was planning challenge to Russian military but surprised by rapid escalation

Mercenary group Wagner rebels to oust Russian defence minister

Russian mercenary chief says his forces are rebelling, some left Ukraine and entered city in Russia