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Right-wing media group allegedly took $10 million in Russian financing: DOJ indictment
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Right-wing media group allegedly took $10 million in Russian financing: DOJ indictment

Salon  

An American media group employing top far-right political influencers accepted millions to spread Russian propaganda, a Department of Justice indictment alleged on Wednesday. The indictment does not directly name the group, which received $10 million to “create and distribute to U.S. audiences with hidden Russian government messaging” on social media, but listed several key details pointing to Tenet Media, a …

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Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week's concert massacre
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week's concert massacre

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were “radical Islamists.” HT Image Speaking in a meeting with government officials, Putin said the killings were carried out by extremists "whose ideology the Islamic world has been fighting for centuries.” Putin, who …

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South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his group says
9 months, 1 week ago

South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his group says

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean held in Russia on an espionage allegation is a missionary dispatched there to support the needy and spread the gospel, a South Korean Christian aid group said Wednesday, calling the spying suspicion “preposterous.” Russia’s state news agency Tass said Monday that the South Korean was detained “at the start of the year” in …

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More than 400 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group
10 months, 1 week ago

More than 400 detained at Navalny memorials in Russia: Rights group

Al Jazeera  

Flowers and candles laid to honour Putin critic were cleared away from monuments to victims of Soviet-era repression. Police in Russia have detained more than 400 people across the country at memorials and rallies to honour opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who the authorities say died in a remote penal colony. The federal prison service said that Navalny, 47, fell unconscious …

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Bulgaria arrests 12 people for violating EU sanctions on exports to Russia
1 year, 2 months ago

Bulgaria arrests 12 people for violating EU sanctions on exports to Russia

Associated Press  

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian police have arrested 12 people accused of illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia that can be used by the Russian military in the war in Ukraine. The Interior Ministry chief secretary, Zhivko Kotsev, told reporters Tuesday the suspects included citizens of Bulgaria, Russia and Belarus. The operation to arrest the suspects was carried out by several …

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Several hundred Wagner fighters return to Ukraine, but impact limited, says Kyiv
1 year, 2 months ago

Several hundred Wagner fighters return to Ukraine, but impact limited, says Kyiv

Firstpost  

Since Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on August 23 when a private jet in which he was travelling crashed, the Kremlin has sought to bring the group under tighter state control. Russian military bloggers have reported that some Wagner fighters have been returning to Ukraine Several hundred members of Russia’s Wagner private mercenary group have returned to eastern Ukraine …

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'Putin's own officers handed Kyiv intel for deadly Crimea strike'
1 year, 2 months ago

'Putin's own officers handed Kyiv intel for deadly Crimea strike'

Daily Mail  

Russian naval officers leaked top secret details to Ukraine which led to a devastating missile strike on Vladimir Putin's Black Sea Fleet headquarters, it is claimed. The strike killed Admiral Viktor Sokolov, 61, commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and a total of 34 officers, with 105 wounded, according to Ukraine's special operations force. 'Delays in payments alone do …

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Who was Dmitry Utkin, a key Wagner mercenary who died alongside Prigozhin?
1 year, 3 months ago

Who was Dmitry Utkin, a key Wagner mercenary who died alongside Prigozhin?

Al Jazeera  

The secretive war-hardened career-officer-turned-mercenary is said to have given the Wagner group its name. Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure whose call sign “Wagner” allegedly inspired the Russian private mercenary group’s name, died alongside Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on Wednesday. Utkin, who served in the Russian military intelligence, is often cited as the founder of Wagner Group, but many …

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Wagner mercenaries seek to destabilise NATO’s eastern flank: Polish PM
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner mercenaries seek to destabilise NATO’s eastern flank: Polish PM

Al Jazeera  

Poland’s prime minister raises alert for possible provocations by the Russian private armed force present in Belarus. Fighters from Russia’s private Wagner mercenary force are being moved close to NATO’s eastern flank to destabilise the military alliance, according to Poland’s prime minister. “The Wagner group is extremely dangerous and they are being moved to the eastern flank to destabilise it.” …

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Syria brought Wagner Group fighters to heel as mutiny unfolded in Russia
1 year, 5 months ago

Syria brought Wagner Group fighters to heel as mutiny unfolded in Russia

Firstpost  

senior Syrian military and intelligence officials privately voiced concern as they watched events unfolding that the mutiny could disrupt the Russian military presence they had relied on for so long, according to a senior Syrian Republican Guard officer and a Syrian source briefed on developments As Wagner mercenaries advanced on Moscow in an attempted mutiny in late June, authorities in …

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Owner of Russia’s Wagner Group threatens to pull troops out of Ukraine’s Bakhmut
1 year, 7 months ago

Owner of Russia’s Wagner Group threatens to pull troops out of Ukraine’s Bakhmut

LA Times  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the Wagner Group, says his mercenary force hasn’t received enough artillery ammunition from the Russian military since Monday. Yevgeny Prigozhin, a wealthy entrepreneur with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed that Wagner fighters had planned to capture Bakhmut by May 9, Russia’s Victory Day holiday celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany. Shoigu didn’t immediately respond …

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Revealed: Leaker Jack Teixeira had more documents than originally thought — and for a lot longer
1 year, 8 months ago

Revealed: Leaker Jack Teixeira had more documents than originally thought — and for a lot longer

Raw Story  

The full extent of Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira's possession of highly classified state secrets was larger than previously realized, reportedThe New York Times on Friday. "In February 2022, soon after the invasion of Ukraine, a user profile matching that of Airman Jack Teixeira began posting secret intelligence on the Russian war effort on a previously undisclosed chat group on …

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Wagner chief succeeds in currying lost favour with Putin
1 year, 8 months ago

Wagner chief succeeds in currying lost favour with Putin

Firstpost  

Moscow: Vladimir Putin appears to be again helping the Wagner Group of mercenaries, providing them arms and ammunition along with political recognition after the conventional Russian military forces failed to meet 1 April deadline to capture Luhansk and Donetsk. The Institute for the Study of War in its latest assessment of the Russian-Ukraine war stated that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of …

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Russia protests over ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

Russia protests over ‘provocative actions’ by US forces in Syria

Al Jazeera  

Russian rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said the protest was made to the US-led coalition in Syria over actions by US troops. Russian forces in Syria have protested over what Moscow described as “provocative actions” by United States forces also deployed in the country, Russia’s state news agency TASS has reported. TASS cited a senior Russian military official on Friday saying …

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New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that serving summonses to update records in enlistment offices is “usual practice” and a “continued undertaking.” Other unconfirmed media reports say authorities have told regional governments to recruit a certain …

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New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

New Russian campaign tries to entice men to fight in Ukraine

India Today  

A new campaign is underway this spring across Russia, seeking recruits to replenish its troops for the war in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week that serving summonses to update records in enlistment offices is “usual practice” and a “continued undertaking.” Other unconfirmed media reports say authorities have told regional governments to recruit a certain number of volunteers. …

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Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Tuesday raided the homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the prominent rights group Memorial that won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. Memorial, one of the oldest and the most renowned Russian rights organizations, was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize along with imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and …

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Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia
1 year, 9 months ago

Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia

NPR  

Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia Enlarge this image toggle caption Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week. Sponsor Message What happened last week Russian forces took hold of the eastern half of Bakhmut, …

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United States seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from chaos-stricken Sudan, Libya
1 year, 10 months ago

United States seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from chaos-stricken Sudan, Libya

Firstpost  

The US has slapped new sanctions on the Wagner Group in recent months over its expanding role in Russia’s war in Ukraine Cairo: 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 …

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Russian envoy says 1,890 Russian ‘instructors’ are in CAR
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian envoy says 1,890 Russian ‘instructors’ are in CAR

Al Jazeera  

The Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit, has become a major player in CAR, largely displacing former colonial power France. The Russian ambassador to the Central African Republic has said that 1,890 “Russian instructors” were present in the country, a focus of operations for the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group mercenary outfit. “Today, there are 1,890 Russian instructors in the C.A.R,” Russian …

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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 …

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Britain sounds alarm on Russia-based hacking group
1 year, 10 months ago

Britain sounds alarm on Russia-based hacking group

The Hindu  

A Russia-based hacking group named Cold River is behind an expansive and ongoing information-gathering campaign that has struck various targets in government, politics, academia, defence, journalism, and activism, Britain said on Thursday. In an advisory, the National Cyber Security Centre, part of Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping intelligence agency, said Cold River researches its targets and impersonates people around them using faked …

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Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
1 year, 11 months ago

Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever

Wired  

During its brutal war in Ukraine, Russian troops have burnt cities to the ground, raped and tortured civilians, and committed scores of potential war crimes. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine spawned scores of hacktivist groups on both sides of the conflict, while in Iran and Israel, so-called hacktivist groups are launching increasingly destructive attacks. This new wave of hacktivism, which …

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Wagner denies involvement after mercenary killed in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Wagner denies involvement after mercenary killed in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group, accuses the US of executing Yevgenny Nuzhin, who reportedly switched sides to join Ukrainian forces. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Russia’s mercenary Wagner group, has denied it had any involvement in the execution of one of its fighters in Ukraine. Last week, a social media account linked to Wagner shared unverified footage of …

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