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Six Britons acting for Wagner group jailed for arson attack on UK warehouse

Judge says men imprisoned over fire at site storing Ukraine aid planned terrorist campaign in interests of Russia

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

Three Russia-friendly military junta-run African countries pull out of ICC

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said they are seeking more "sovereignty" and hinted at replacing the ICC's functions with a domestic option.

Euronews · Sep 23, 2025

Wagner Russian paramilitary group's troubled legacy in Mali revealed

A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group's three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of instability rather than a solution to the country’s security woes.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2025

Malian army and Wagner Group abduct and execute Fulani civilians, NGO claims

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025, according to a report by the NGO Human Rights Watch.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 23, 2025

Rwanda and Russia look to lock in influence as CAR president eyes third term

Kigali and Moscow expected to back re-election of Faustin-Archange Touadéra as they seek to shield strategic interests

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025

‘No one is safe’: Civilians, foreigners caught in escalating Mali violence

Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025

UK court convicts 3 men of arson in attack linked to Russia’s Wagner Group

Attack on equipment for Ukraine was planned by Wagner mercenaries on behalf of Russian intelligence, prosecutors said.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: US weapons supply pause ‘caught Trump off guard’

Russian claim of deadly Ukrainian attack on Kursk beach; convictions over Wagner arson attack in London. What we know on day 1,232

The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2025

UK court convicts three of arson in attack organised by Russia's Wagner mercenary group

The prosecution said Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to target an industrial unit in Leyton where generators and StarLink satellite equipment bound for Ukraine were being stored.

Euronews · Jul 8, 2025

UK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence

A British jury has convicted three men of arson in an attack on an east London warehouse

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2025