Wagner Group
Recent Highlights
All Stories for Wagner Group
2 years of Russia-Ukraine war: From fall of Avdiivka to firing of Zaluzhnyi
Fp Explainers •It’s been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. As the conflict continues to rage on, we look back at how it has taken shape – the city of Avdiivka was captured by Russians, President Zelenskyy fired his top general and Ukraine awaits military aid from the US
Were Indians duped by agents to fight for Russia in Ukraine war?
Fp Explainers •Several Indians have alleged they were deceived by agents who promised them jobs as ‘army security helpers’ in Russia but were later forced to fight on the battlefield against Ukraine. The name of an agent, Faisal Khan – who runs a YouTube channel titled Baba Vlogs, has cropped up
Russia’s Wagner group may send air-defense system to Hezbollah: US
Fp Staff •The SA-22 is a truck-mounted surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system manufactured in Russia, designed to combat airstrikes. This system may potentially be deployed in the Middle East by the Iran-backed militia group for defence against Israeli airstrikes.
Is Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son poised to take over Wagner?
Fp Explainers •Part of the Russian elite, Pavel Prigozhin has several businesses and luxury real estate complexes in St Petersburg. The 25-year-old, said to be negotiating with the Russian national guard for Wagner to rejoin the Ukraine war, is said to be influenced by Wagner Security Service chief Mikhail Vatanin
Yevgeny Prigozhin's son takes command of Russia's Wagner Group
Fp Staff •Pavel Prigozhin, 25, is said to be engaged in negotiations with Rosgvardia, the Russian National Guard, regarding the potential involvement of the Wagner Group in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
Putin grants freedom to killer who used meat grinder to dispose off 27-year-old girlfriend's body for fighting war
Abhishek Awasthi •Western Media reports that law enforcement sources described the murder as exceptionally cruel and shocking. Zelensky didn't stop at dismembering the body; he meticulously separated the flesh from the bones and turned it into mincemeat
Several hundred Wagner fighters return to Ukraine, but impact limited, says Kyiv
Fp Staff •Since Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on August 23 when a private jet in which he was travelling crashed, the Kremlin has sought to bring the group under tighter state control. Russian military bloggers have reported that some Wagner fighters have been returning to Ukraine
Wagner chief Prigozhin alive? Poem on his grave fuels speculation
Abhishek Awasthi •'He says in response: Dead or alive, no difference, woman. Son or God, I am yours,' The excerpt is borrowed from a composition by the Russian/Soviet Union poet Joseph Brodsky, entitled Still Life
Russia’s mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin buried privately in St Petersburg
Fp Staff •Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash on August 23, two months to the day since staging a mutiny in the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule since he rose to power in 1999
Poland, Baltics will shut Belarus border if ‘critical incident involving Wagner mercenaries’ occurs: Polish Minister
Fp Staff •European Union members Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which share a border with Belarus, have been increasingly concerned about border security since hundreds of Russian battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus at the invitation of President Alexander Lukashenko