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Wagner had a golden rule. When its founder Dmitry Utkin broke it, lawyers pounced
1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner had a golden rule. When its founder Dmitry Utkin broke it, lawyers pounced

ABC  

Don't film your crimes. So when the group's founder Dmitry Utkin broke it in 2021, human rights lawyers pounced. "Even though we're talking, of course, about an atrocious crime, we had the unique opportunity to try to pursue to see justice and to pursue accountability," says Clemence Bectarte, the co-ordinator of the International Federation for Human Rights' litigation action group. …

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With Prigozhin dead, will the Wagner group ride again?
1 year, 3 months ago

With Prigozhin dead, will the Wagner group ride again?

The Independent  

A long time ago the RAC warned UK motorists against driving to the accompaniment of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”, as their rescuers had found that this piece of music – sometimes still playing amid the wreckage – was a common denominator when they attended road accidents. The Wagner group, officially described as a private military company, was named by …

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The Wagner mercenary group’s second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony
1 year, 3 months ago

The Wagner mercenary group’s second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name was buried Thursday during a quiet ceremony at a military cemetery in Moscow. Utkin, a former member of Russia’s GRU military intelligence service and a retired special forces officer who served in Russian wars in Chechnya, served as Wagner’s second-in-command. He noted last week …

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Watch: Prigozhin spoke of being ‘wiped out’ in chilling video days before he died
1 year, 3 months ago

Watch: Prigozhin spoke of being ‘wiped out’ in chilling video days before he died

The Telegraph  

Soon after that, the founder of Russia’s most feared private army, which has been implicated in killings and torture in Ukraine, would return from Mali to Moscow. The fate of Wagner, which had a sizable presence not only in Ukraine but also in a number of African countries, hangs in balance now that not only Prigozhin but also his top …

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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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Russian investigators confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin's death
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian investigators confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin's death

Firstpost  

Besides Prigozhin, his aide Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, was also allegedly killed in the plane crash on Wednesday The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner paramilitary group, following a plane crash on Wednesday, has been confirmed by formal genetic analysis, Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday. “Molecular-genetic …

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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash
1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash

Al Jazeera  

Genetic analysis confirms mercenary boss was killed after his aircraft went down in what appeared to be an explosion. Russian authorities confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed killing everyone on board. Peter Eltsov, associate professor at the US …

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Putin's nemesis, the muscle man, and the Nazi: How the apparent Wagner plane crash changed everything
1 year, 3 months ago

Putin's nemesis, the muscle man, and the Nazi: How the apparent Wagner plane crash changed everything

ABC  

In Vladimir Putin's Russia, nothing is ever as it seems. Inside the Kremlin's 36 hours of chaos as a stunned Putin watched his warlord advance Photo shows Vladimir Putin in a black shirt and jacket Russia's president may have placed himself at the pinnacle of a so-called "power vertical", but some believe one "humiliating" weekend could be the beginning of …

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‘I urged Prigozhin to watch out…Wagner will live in Belarus’: President Lukashenko
1 year, 3 months ago

‘I urged Prigozhin to watch out…Wagner will live in Belarus’: President Lukashenko

Hindustan Times  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he had warned Russian mercenary chiefs Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin to watch out for possible threats to their lives, and he insisted that Wagner fighters would remain in Belarus. Lukashenko said that during the mutiny he had warned Prigozhin that he would "die" if he continued to march on Moscow, to …

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Prigozhin seen laughing about death in video released by Wagner-linked channel: ‘We’ll all go to hell’
1 year, 4 months ago

Prigozhin seen laughing about death in video released by Wagner-linked channel: ‘We’ll all go to hell’

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 A video showing Wagner chief …

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Russia latest: Wagner 'had full mobilisation plan if Prigozhin was killed' it is claimed as they vow revenge for 'assassination' - as MI6 chief says there are signs Putin 'took him out' in plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia latest: Wagner 'had full mobilisation plan if Prigozhin was killed' it is claimed as they vow revenge for 'assassination' - as MI6 chief says there are signs Putin 'took him out' in plane crash

Daily Mail  

Wagner Group mercenaries are gearing up for 'full mobilisation' amid news their leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin were killed in a plane crash near Moscow - though their deaths have not officially been confirmed. Masked men, claiming to be Wagner fighters warned Putin to 'get ready' as the group prepares for a possible reaction to their leader's reported death …

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Yevgeny Prigozhin | The Wagner chief killed in a plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin | The Wagner chief killed in a plane crash

The Hindu  

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin? The hotdog seller of St. Petersburg Prigozhin’s rise and fall were closely linked to Mr. Putin. Putin’s chef The relationship between Mr. Putin and Prigozhin, probably established in one of those meetings, would flourish in the following years. Mr. Putin’s decision in January to replace Gen. Sergey Surovikin, who was close to Wagner and Prigozhin, with …

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Severed heads, wigs and alligators: Inside Prigozhin's St Petersburg mansion raided by Putin's goons after Wagner chief's failed coup - two months before his plane crashed
1 year, 4 months ago

Severed heads, wigs and alligators: Inside Prigozhin's St Petersburg mansion raided by Putin's goons after Wagner chief's failed coup - two months before his plane crashed

Daily Mail  

Palace of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was raided after failed insurrection Two months before the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin had his goons raid the Wagner chief's mansion in Russia. Photos purporting to show Prigozhin wearing the wigs as part of various disguises were leaked to state-backed Russian Telegram channels Prigozhin's backers say he was likely working …

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Theories are circling about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash and if Vladimir Putin was involved. Here's what we do and don't know
1 year, 4 months ago

Theories are circling about Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash and if Vladimir Putin was involved. Here's what we do and don't know

ABC  

A mafia-style hit orchestrated by Vladimir Putin or an accident? When news broke that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane had crashed, several questions jumped out. Yevgeny Prigozhin was one of Vladimir Putin's confidants until he humiliated the president by staging a mutiny earlier this year. We know that Prigozhin was lucky to get out of Russia alive after his attack …

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Wagner boss says Russian forces laid mines to harm his fighters
1 year, 6 months ago

Wagner boss says Russian forces laid mines to harm his fighters

Al Jazeera  

Mercenary force boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russian defence officials planted explosives on route of Wagner fighters withdrawal from Bakhmut city. Writing on Telegram, Prigozhin said his men had discovered a dozen locations in rear areas where Russian defence ministry officials had planted various explosive devices, including hundreds of anti-tank mines. The Wagner boss’s often expletive-laden criticism of the Russian military …

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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 …

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Wagner Group | Russia’s shadowy private soldiers
2 years, 8 months ago

Wagner Group | Russia’s shadowy private soldiers

The Hindu  

In April 2012, Vladimir Putin, then Prime Minister of Russia, was asked in the State Duma about his views on using private paramilitary organisations to expand Russian influence abroad. A report by the group dated March 24, 2021 stated that the Wagner Group “doesn’t seem to have a legal existence while operating in several countries across the globe”. In their …

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Conspiracy theory: Putin's killer Wagner Group and assassination threat for Zelenskyy
2 years, 9 months ago

Conspiracy theory: Putin's killer Wagner Group and assassination threat for Zelenskyy

India Today  

“This might be the last time you see me alive,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy had told European Union leaders during a video chat, soon after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Zelenskyy has been accusing the Wagner Group of fighting at Kremlin’s behest in eastern Ukraine’s rebel-controlled parts Luhansk and Donetsk whose independence only Putin has recognised, in the run-up …

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Exclusive: Satellite images reveal how shadowy Wagner Group has become Vladimir Putin's 'private army'
3 years, 8 months ago

Exclusive: Satellite images reveal how shadowy Wagner Group has become Vladimir Putin's 'private army'

The Telegraph  

The two men were jailed in 2014 after the debacle. All Slavonic Corps fighters were set free, including a man called Dmitry Utkin, a Ukrainian-born former member of the GRU, who set up a new firm with many former Moran Security Group fighters. As well as the Wagner Group, Prigozhin is thought to be the sponsor of the St Petersburg …

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FC Rostov: Russian football team lost 10-1 after Covid-19 forced it to field youth team
4 years, 6 months ago

FC Rostov: Russian football team lost 10-1 after Covid-19 forced it to field youth team

CNN  

CNN — A key Russian Premier League soccer match has come under scrutiny, after a top club was forced to field its youth squad when its entire first team was quarantined for coronavirus. The game between FC Sochi and FC Rostov went ahead despite the latter’s squad being hit by six positive coronavirus tests before the match. Russian sports journalist …

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