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White House: Wagner Group has suffered over 30,000 casualties in Ukraine

The Russian mercenary company Wagner Group has suffered more than 30,000 casualties since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, with about 9,000 of those fighters killed in action, the White House said on Friday.

Reuters

Ukraine war: what the last 12 months has meant for the ordinary Russian soldier

If Vladimir Putin launches a new offensive in Ukraine this spring as expected, the key to its success or failure will be the ordinary Russian soldier.

The Conversation

Solicitors in UK warned not to act as ‘hired guns’ to silence critics of super-rich

Regulator investigating 40 alleged ‘Slapp’ cases, including action by firm on behalf of Russian oligarch who runs Wagner group

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U.S. lawmakers want terrorist designation for Russia's Wagner Group

A group of Democratic and Republican senators said on Wednesday they would try again to pass legislation that would require the State Department to designate Russian mercenary company Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).

Reuters

Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops to advance in ‘most sectors’ in Ukraine war zone - UK defence chiefs

Vladimir Putin appears to have given orders for Russian troops to advance in “most sectors” of a swathe of Ukraine but they are struggling to make a decisive breakthrough, British defence chiefs said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin pulls Wagner Group troops from Ukraine as Kremlin 'fears coup'

It is believed Wagner Group mercenaries - many of them convicted criminals - will be replaced by regular soldiers among as many as 300,000 new troops heading to war

Daily Mirror

‘I realised this was not my war’: Russian mercenary who fled Wagner group ‘executed with sledgehammer’

Video appears to show Russian convict beaten to death – although head of Wagner seeks to cast doubt on footage in second clip

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Wagner founder Prigozhin says Russian forces take Ukraine village Krasna Hora, north of Bakhmut

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner Group, said on Sunday that the mercenary force had taken the village of Krasna Hora on the northern edge of the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

Reuters

Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions, Wagner head says

Yevgeny Prigozhin warned that the war could drag on for years

Evening Standard

Wagner Owner Says War in Ukraine Will Drag On for Years

The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years. Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video interview released late Friday that it could take 18 months to two years for Russia to fully…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tension between Wagner Group and Russian army ‘key factor’ in termination of prisoner recruitment, says UK

‘News of the harsh realities of Wagner service in Ukraine has probably filtered through to inmates and reduced the number of volunteers,’ the UK said

Evening Standard

Wagner owner says war in Ukraine will drag on for years

The owner of the Russian Wagner Group private military contractor actively involved in the fighting in Ukraine has predicted that the war could drag on for years

The Independent UK

Why Russia lionises inmates fighting in Ukraine

The Kremlin has lauded mercenaries with the powerful private Wagner Group, of which thousands are ex-prisoners.

Al Jazeera

Russian troops advance in Ukraine but ditch 30 armoured vehicles as they suffer heavy casualties, says UK

Russian troops have gained territory in Ukraine but are suffering heavy losses including abandoning at least 30 armoured vehicles after a failed assault, British defence chiefs said on Friday.

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The Conversation

Wagner Group in Africa: Russia's presence on the continent increasingly relies on mercenaries

Mercenaries have been a fixture in Africa since the second half of the 20th century. They have been used to protect incumbent leaders or install new ones in conflict zones.

ABC News

Russia's Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign, group's founder says

Having offered convicts a pardon if they survived six months in Ukraine, Wagner Group's founder says the recruitment of prisoners by the military company had "completely stopped".

The Independent UK

Sunak hopeful over formal charges at ICC against Russian officials ‘shortly’

The Prime Minister told MPs he had discussed his support for such a move with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Independent UK

Russia pledges military support to Mali during Lavrov visit

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has pledged military support to Mali and other aid during his first visit to the West African nation

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Lavrov pledges Russian military support on visit to Mali amid concern over abuses

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged military support to Mali during his first visit to the West African nation Tuesday and dismissed criticism of Moscow's growing influence on the continent.

Reuters

Mali says no need to justify Russia as partner as Lavrov visits

Mali's foreign minister said on Tuesday it had no need to justify working with Russia on strengthening its military capabilities and importing oil and wheat, despite Western concerns.

Reuters

U.N. mission still committed to Mali despite human rights chief expulsion

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday said it remained committed to its mandate despite the expulsion of the head of its human rights division over the weekend.

France 24

From bus driver to Russian soldier: The journey of an imprisoned Ivorian recruited by Wagner Group

A video posted in early January 2023 showed the leader of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner with a mercenary who was described as Ivorian. By analysing posts shared on social networks and talking to people who knew him at different times in his life, the FRANCE 24 Observers team managed…

France 24

US pressures allies to expel Russia's Wagner mercenaries from Libya, Sudan

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 officials told The Associated Press.

The Independent UK

US seeks to expel Russian mercenaries from Sudan, Libya

North African and Sudanese officials say the United States is ratcheting up pressure on Middle East allies and power brokers in chaos-stricken Libya and Sudan to expel a Russian private military contractor

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's soldiers 'pumped full of drugs' so they can fight for hours in Ukraine

The Wagner Group, which has been likened to Vladimir Putin's own personal militia, topped up its ranks by allowing Russia's convicts a chance to fight for the country in exchange for their freedom should they survive

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