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Is Yevgeny Prigozhin really dead? Not everyone is convinced

Alternative theories abound, fuelled by his reappearance after being reported killed in a 2019 plane crash in Africa

The Guardian - UK

Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group fielded some of Russia’s best fighting forces in Ukraine, but a rebellion against the military this year led to his exile in Belarus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded

Ukrainian and other European security officials say no orders came from Putin on 24 June when the Wagner rebellion broke out

The Independent UK

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Ukraine Russia war – live: Wagner mercenaries arrive in Belarus in ‘several hundreds’

Estonian intelligence chief says Ukraine making progress around Bakhmut

The Independent UK

Wagner boss claims he wasn't trying to overthrow Russian government

The uprising was meant to prevent the destruction of Wagner, Yevgeniy Prigozhin said.

Axios

Kremlin drops charges against Wagner boss who led uprising

Yevgeniy Prigozhin will go to Belarus as part of deal that ended the biggest threat to Putin's rule.

Axios

Putin accuses Wagner boss of treason and vows to squash uprising

The uprising is the biggest threat to Putin's rule since he came to power more than two decades ago.

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Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as attacks kill 3

Ukrainian air defenses have shot down 35 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv in Russia’s latest nighttime assault

The Independent UK

Report: Ukrainian forces across key river, raising hopes

A Washington-based think tank says that Ukrainian forces have successfully crossed the wide Dnieper river in the country's south to establish and maintain positions on its east bank

The Independent UK

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

Reuters

‘He’s really dangerous’: fear as Wagner convict soldiers return from Ukraine

Murderers and other hardened criminals among those recruited by Russian mercenary group in exchange for freedom

The Guardian - UK

Fierce Fighting in North of Ukraine’s Bakhmut, Says Russian Head of Wagner Group

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner group, said his soldiers were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fierce fighting in north of Ukraine's Bakhmut, says Russian head of Wagner militia

Reuters

Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine

Russian officials have said the Wagner group founder was on a plane that crashed outside Moscow. Some of those who knew him describe – what had been up to his abortive rebellion this summer – an extraordinary journey from prison to power

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Kremlin Says Ukrainians Will Suffer If Europe Sends Tanks

The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian people would suffer if the West sent tanks to support Kyiv, as the question of whether German-made Leopard tanks will be transferred to Ukraine remained unresolved. The United States and its allies failed during talks last week in Germany to convince Berlin…

Daily Mirror

Russia 'publicly executing' soldiers who defy Vladimir Putin's orders in Ukraine

Capture Russians from the Wagner group, which has murderers, rapists and drug dealers on its front line, have come confessed to their Ukrainian captors they face execution by their own leaders

Reuters

Russian-installed official says Ukrainian 'resistance' persists in Soledar

A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Thursday that "pockets of resistance" remained in the Ukrainian town of Soledar, undermining claims that the town had been taken by Russian forces.

Reuters

Putin ally Prigozhin grants freedom to first Russian convicts who fought in Ukraine

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's most powerful mercenary group, bade farewell on Thursday to former convicts who had served out their contracts in Ukraine and urged them to avoid the temptation to kill when back in civilian life.

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Radio France Internationale

How Russian mercenaries colluded with Khartoum regime to exploit Sudan's gold

An investigation has found evidence that the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary force with ties to the Kremlin, colluded with political and military powers in Sudan to exploit the country's gold.

Evening Standard

Russian inmates ‘told they’ll be freed if they survive six-months on Ukraine frontline’

Leaked footage shows the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group attempting to recruit prisoners

Al Jazeera

EU sanctions founder of Russian mercenary force

Wagner Group founder benefitted from Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, the EU says.

The Guardian - US

Meet the oligarchs: the Russian billionaires whose jets, yachts and mansions are now in the crosshairs

Some of Russia’s super rich are finding their assets in the west under threat of sanctions from the US

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