Drone footage shows Bakhmut devastated by Russian forces Roughly 5,000 residents still remain in the war-ravaged city The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023
Labour calls for Russian mercenary Wagner Group to be proscribed as terrorists Labour party wants to follow US who class Wagner as ‘transnational criminal organisation’ Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023
Labour demands that ministers proscribe Wagner Group as terror organisation The party said the move would make it a criminal offence to belong or support the private military outfit that is working with Russia in Ukraine. The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023
How a former caterer created the mercenary army fighting Putin's war in Ukraine Guardian journalist Shaun Walker talks about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the tough-talking convict-turned-businessman who recruits soldiers from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine. WEKU · Feb 23, 2023
Face to face with Vladimir Putin's killers 'at war with the West including UK' Up front with two of Vladimir Putin's feared Wagner Group mercenary fighters held in Ukraine in a world-first interview. Daily Record · Feb 23, 2023
Russian Wagner chief releases dead soldiers photo amid ammunition shortage In an attempt to secure the supplies, Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a social media blitz shaming army top brass Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023
Wagner Group’s bloody year in Ukraine: From murder squad to cannon fodder It was supposed to be Russia’s secret weapon for a swift and efficient victory in Ukraine. But in the year since Wagner Group mercenaries were dispatched to Kyiv to hunt down Ukraine’s president, what was once an elite murder squad has become a group of mostly ill-trained and unequipped convicts… France 24 · Feb 22, 2023
Face-to-face with Vlad's killers who say: 'We are at war with the West - including UK' The Mirror's Defence Editor Chris Hughes meets two of Vladimir Putin's feared Wagner Group mercenary fighters held in Ukraine in a World-first exclusive interview Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023
Putin’s spring offensive has started but ‘more of a whimper’ than major attack, western officials say Vladimir Putin’s spring offensive appears to have started but is “more of a whimper” than a decisive large-scale attack, western officials said on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023
Russian mercenary boss accuses top army brass of 'treason', Moscow pushes back Outspoken Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched two verbal attacks against top brass on Tuesday, accusing them of depriving his Wagner fighters of munitions in what he called a treasonous attempt to destroy his private military company. Reuters · Feb 21, 2023
Russian officials are denying ammunition to Wagner fighters - group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite. Reuters · Feb 20, 2023
Measuring militaries: How do Russia and Ukraine stack up? Neither side looks set for a decisive victory any time soon, writes Al Jazeera’s defence editor. Al Jazeera · Feb 20, 2023
Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US The White House says 90 percent of Wagner Group fighters killed in Ukraine since December were convicts. Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2023
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 · Feb 17, 2023
The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023 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
Reuters · Feb 15, 2023 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).
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2023 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.
Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023 ‘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
Reuters · Feb 12, 2023 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.
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2023 Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions, Wagner head says Yevgeny Prigozhin warned that the war could drag on for years
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2023 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…
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023 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