Mourners hail dead Russian mercenary Prigozhin as hero of the people
(Refiles to remove extraneous word “to” in first paragraph) By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -At memorials to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in an unexplained plane crash exactly 40 days ago, dozens…
Putin Met With Mercenary Leader Who Tried To Topple Him
Putin Met With Mercenary Leader Who Tried To Topple Him Micaela Burrow on July 10, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with former military contractor Yevgeny Prigozhin five days after…
Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Wagner mercenary group’s march on Moscow has revived an old fear in Washington: what happens to Russia’s nuclear stockpile in the event of domestic upheaval.…
Russian Mercenary Group Halts March Towards Moscow, Returns To Ukraine After Deal Reached: REPORT
Russian Mercenary Group Halts March Towards Moscow, Returns To Ukraine After Deal Reached: REPORT Harold Hutchison on June 24, 2023 The Wagner Group halted its march to Moscow Saturday after Belarusian President…
Mutinous Russian mercenary chief says he and his men won’t turn themselves in
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Mutinous Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that he and his men would not turn themselves in on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. Putin had earlier…
Russian forces tried to blow up my men, says mercenary boss Prigozhin
(Reuters) – Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been arguing with top military brass for months, on Friday escalated the feud by accusing pro-Moscow forces of trying to blow up his…
‘Stop yelling’: Top Chechen fighter scolds Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s close allies on Thursday publicly criticised Russia’s most prominent mercenary, casting Yevgeny Prigozhin as a blogger who yells all the time about problems,…
Russian mercenary boss accuses regular army of leaving Bakhmut’s flanks exposed
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 metres north of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut,…
Analysis-Russia’s mercenary boss deepens fog of Ukraine war while deflecting blame
By Mark Trevelyan, Andrew Osborn and Jonathan Landay LONDON (Reuters) – An extraordinary announcement by Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin that his fighters will abandon the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut looks like…
Chechnya’s Kadyrov: one day I plan my own mercenary group
By Caleb Davis and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own…
Kremlin denies issuing media with guidance to suppress mentions of mercenary boss
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday denied it had issued state media with formal recommendations suggesting they stop mentioning the Wagner mercenary group or its founder Yevgeny Prigozhin after what looked…
Analysis-Russian mercenary boss courts Putin with Ukrainian battlefield success
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -In the twilight of the Soviet Union, Yevgeny Prigozhin was languishing in prison for theft. Now as the founder of Russia’s most powerful mercenary group, he is…
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