Wagner Group

Kremlin redeploys Wagner network to fuel attacks inside Europe

Recruiters and propagandists who previously worked for Russia’s Wagner private military company have become a key channel for Kremlin-organized sabotage attacks across European countries, the Financial Times reported, citing Western intelligence.

16 February, 01:05 PM

India withdraws from Rosatom-backed lithium project in Mali amid security concerns

Security risks are forcing India to exit a lithium exploration project in Mali backed by Russia’s state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, as New Delhi seeks to protect its investments in the politically unstable West African country, Reuters reported on Feb. 12.

12 February, 01:50 PM

Wagner–linked base spotted in Bulgaria

Bulgarian activists say they have uncovered a compound affiliated with Russia’s Wagner Group private military company in the mountains above the village of Kladnitsa in Pernik Province, local news outlet Novinite reported on Feb. 9.

10 February, 02:14 AM

Ukraine, Moldova expose hundreds of Wagner mercenary fighters

Ukrainian and Moldovan authorities have identified 654 mercenaries who fought in Russian private military companies Wagner Group and Redut during a joint operation Avengers-2, Ukraine’s National Police announced on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 10:53 PM

JNIM militants reportedly kill multiple Russian mercenaries in Mali ambush

A convoy of Russian mercenaries from the so-called Africa Corps — many of them believed to be former Wagner Group fighters — was ambushed and shot up in Mali, Ukrainian OSINT group Tatarigami_UA reported on Aug. 1.

2 August 2025, 10:18 AM

Wagner mercenary and trainer Igor Nesterov, known for coaching boxer Povetkin, was killed in Mali

Igor Nesterov, a Wagner mercenary and trainer of Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin, was killed in Mali, NV reports on July 18.

18 July 2025, 12:58 PM

Travails and tribulations of Ukraine’s ‘Africa Strategy’ — opinion

Between aid to non-state actors and opening new embassies, Ukraine’s operations in Africa have not been free of drama, yet its influence in the region continues to grow.

14 March 2025, 12:46 AM

Putin’s uniformed appearance in Kursk is a desperate power move—analyst

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin appeared in military uniform in Kursk Oblast on March 13, as the Ukrainian military continues its operations in the region, political analyst Ihor Chalenko said on Radio NV.

13 March 2025, 12:52 PM

For one Swedish volunteer, family legacy drives service

Viking has been serving with Ukraine’s International Legion for the past two years, after arriving in Ukraine in 2022. He’s a drone specialist – a breed of warrior that Ukraine has come to heavily rely on in an increasingly mechanized and industrialized war. And despite the battles he’s been a part of, and injuries he sustained, he plans to stay and fight until Ukraine wins – or “as long he keeps breathing”.

9 February 2025, 11:25 AM

Russia recruited at least 30,000 prisoners to fight in Ukraine — report

By September 2023, Russia's Defense Ministry recruited up to 30,000 prisoners into its Storm-Z penal battalions, according to a report by independent Russian outlet Important Stories (IS) on Feb. 6.

7 February 2025, 01:31 AM

Fall of Assad regime in Syria unlikely to impact Russia's war in Ukraine, security official says

The fall of the Assad regime in Syria is unlikely to impact Russia's ability to wage war in Ukraine, Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, said on Dec. 8.

8 December 2024, 05:11 PM

Ukraine captures former Wagner mercenary in Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian troops from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have captured a Russian soldier from the 155th Pacific Marine Brigade in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to a Telegram post by the 47th Brigade on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 10:26 PM

Ex-Wagner member fatally shot after attacking civilians in Chelyabinsk

In Chelyabinsk, Russia (aggressor state), a former Wagner Group mercenary, partially undressed, attacked people with a knife before being fatally shot by Russia’s National Guard (Rosgvardiya), local news outlet 74.ru reported.

28 October 2024, 04:38 PM

Ukrainian SBU detains Russian agent posing as soldier across 10 regions

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has detained a Russian military intelligence agent in Mykolaiv who posed as a soldier to spy in 10 Ukrainian regions, the SBU reported on Monday, Oct. 28.

28 October 2024, 04:30 PM

Two Russians tried in Poland for distributing Wagner recruitment materials

Two Russian nationals are being tried in Poland for distributing leaflets in Krakow that encouraged joining Russia’s Wagner Group private military company, Polish outlet RMF24 reported on Oct. 16.

17 October 2024, 02:13 AM

Wagner Group base in Molkino hit by unexplained fire

A fire broke out at the Wagner Group base in Molkino, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, according to the Telegram channel Astra on Saturday, Sep. 21.

21 September 2024, 03:32 PM

Sahel states complain to UN, accuse Ukraine of ‘supporting’ Tuareg rebels

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, members of the Sahel States Alliance, sent a letter to the UN Security Council accusing Ukraine of allegedly supporting Tuareg rebels against Russia’s Wagner mercenary forces in northern Mali, according to a statement on Aug. 20.

21 August 2024, 08:48 PM

Dissatisfaction with Russian authorities rises to highest level since Prigozhin rebellion due to Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast

The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast has significantly increased dissatisfaction among Russians with their government, reaching its highest point since the Wagner Group’s rebellion in July 2023, when their convoy rapidly advanced toward Moscow.

16 August 2024, 08:05 PM

Malian Tuareg rebels deny foreign aid in fight against Wagner mercenaries

Malian Tuareg rebels have denied receiving foreign support during an operation that dealt significant losses to Wagner Group mercenaries. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadan, a representative of the rebel alliance, told Reuters on Aug. 15 that the fighters had not received any aid from Ukraine.

15 August 2024, 11:11 AM

PMC Paladin leader calls for Putin’s removal, claims 'point of no return' – video

The founder of the so-called 'Paladin Military Union'', Georgiy Zakrevsky, has emerged as a new dissenting voice, with ambitions comparable to those of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin during his march on Moscow.

14 August 2024, 03:04 PM

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