The Wagner Group has not confirmed its leader’s death, nor has the Russian government.
Tag: Mercenaries and Private Military Contractors
Explosion Likely Downed Plane Carrying Prigozhin, U.S. Officials Say
The officials stressed that other theories about what brought down a plane in Russia were still being explored.
Prigozhin, Wagner Leader, Believed to Be on Plane in Deadly Russia Crash
All 10 people on a jet linked to Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary group, were killed on Wednesday, Russian officials said.
The Wagner chief re-emerges in an apparent recruitment video.
The fate and whereabouts of Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Wagner chief, have remained largely shrouded from public view since he led a short-lived mutiny in June.
Deadly Russian Strike Hits Chernihiv, Ukraine Says
The attack, which killed at least seven people and wounded more than 100, came after President Vladimir V. Putin visited a Russian city that was briefly seized by the Wagner group.
Deadly Russian Strike Hits Chernihiv, Ukraine Says
The attack, which killed at least seven people and wounded more than 100, came after President Vladimir V. Putin visited a Russian city that was briefly seized by the Wagner group.
Russian Strike Hits Chernihiv, Ukraine Says
The attack came hours after the Kremlin said that President Vladimir V. Putin had met with military commanders in Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city that was briefly seized during a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group.
Coup in Niger Upends U.S. Terrorism Fight and Could Open a Door for Russia
The military takeover could force the Pentagon to withdraw 1,100 American troops and close drone bases in the West African country.
A Convict’s Life in Russia’s Army: ‘We Are Not Human to Them’
In an account provided to The Times, a Russian soldier describes his commanders’ casual disregard for the lives of inmates like him, and how they are pressured to re-enlist.
Russia Downs 2 Drones Near Moscow, as Ukraine War’s New Phase Intensifies
It was the 12th time in the past three weeks that Russian officials had reported intercepting such aerial attacks in the heart of the capital.