Wagner Group

UK charges two men connected with Russia’s Wagner Group for arson, terror plot

Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, were sentenced under the UK’s National Security Act for activity linked to a foreign state. 

|ByCORINNE BAUM, REUTERS
A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.
A flag with the logo of Wagner private mercenary group is attached to a car during an automobile rally at a patriotic festival marking Russia's National Flag Day in the Moscow region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

On this Day: Wagner Group’s Forces Shake Putin’s Russia

On June 24, 2023, the Wagner Group, a once-loyal private military, turned its weapons inward and marched toward Moscow in an open challenge to the Kremlin.

|ByBLAIR PENN
People visit a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, and Dmitry Utkin, the group commander, while marking 40 days since their death to respect an Orthodox tradition, in central Moscow, Russia, October 1, 2023.

Russia's Wagner recovers bodies of mercenaries killed in Mali

"The bodies of our fallen brothers will return to the homeland," Wagner said.

|ByREUTERS
People visit a makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, and Dmitry Utkin, the group commander, while marking 40 days since their death to respect an Orthodox tradition, in central Moscow, Russia, October 1, 2023.

Toppling Putin's regime? The Wagner rebellion and its long-lasting impact

One year on, the legacy of the Wagner rebellion is still unfolding. It serves as a reminder of the complexities of law and order within Russia and Putin’s insatiable hold on power.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Russia's Wagner to be declared a terrorist organization by UK - BBC

The draft order will allow Wagner's assets to be categorized as terrorist property and seized, BBC said, adding that it will be illegal to be a member or support the organization.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023ByREUTERS
Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group stand on a tank outside a local circus near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

Photo purports to show Russia's 'General Armageddon' for first time since Wagner mutiny

Various media outlets reported that Surovikin had fallen out of favor with the Kremlin following the aborted mutiny by Wagner in June, and that he was being investigated for possible complicity.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin

Will Jews continue to flee Russia in large numbers?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered a wave of Jewish emigration, and if current trends continue, over half of Russia’s Jews will be gone in seven years, with most of them moving to Israel

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023ByNICOLE JANSEZIAN/THE MEDIA LINE
A view shows a sign at the entrance to a Russian branch of the Jewish Agency for Israel, in Moscow, Russia July 21, 2022.

Voices from the Arab press: Has Israel arrived at its most precarious point?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
BRICS SUMMIT: (From L) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; China’s President Xi Jinping; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose in Johannesburg, Aug. 23.

Kremlin says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately

In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry said that Russia's investigation took into account the possibility that the crash had been caused deliberately.

AUGUST 30, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

At the grave of Russia's Prigozhin, followers hail a warrior

AUGUST 30, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a framed photo of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at his grave at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 30, 2023.

Russia's Putin won't attend Prigozhin funeral - Kremlin

Prigozhin died when his business jet crashed last week, two months after he and his Wagner mercenaries staged a mutiny against Putin's military.

AUGUST 29, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows portraits of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner group commander Dmitry Utkin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Did Wagner chief Prigozhin predict his death in plane crash?

In a resurfaced clip from April, Prigozhin spoke of being killed and specifically mentioned: "the plane will fall apart in the air."

AUGUST 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to pledge allegiance to Russia after Prigozhin death

The decree ordering Wagner fighters to swear allegiance to Russia went into immediate effect on Friday.

AUGUST 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group and a Belarusian service member take part in a joint training at the Brest military range outside Brest, Belarus, in this still image released July 20, 2023.

Belarus leader: I urged Wagner's Prigozhin to 'watch out'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he warned Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin that his life may be in danger.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko visit the Valaam Monastery in the Republic of Karelia, Russia July 24, 2023.