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

Wagner says Russian arrested in Finland is neo-Nazi top fighter

A man arrested in Finland at Ukraine's request has been identified by Russia's Wagner group as a top fighter and far-right activist affiliated with one of their subunits.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
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.

Kremlin calls accusations it killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin an 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin also said it was impossible to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin looks on before a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with representatives of civic organisations, business and media communities at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 4, 2017.

What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash? - analysis

The fate of the complex, lucrative web of military and commercial operations that Prigozhin and Wagner created hangs in the balance.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023.

'Highly likely' Wagner boss Prigozhin dead but no definitive proof yet -UK gov't

Investigators have opened a probe into the crash, but have not officially confirmed the identities of the bodies recovered from the wreckage.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

UK believes Prigozhin plane was downed by Russian security agency

The Federal Security Service is Russia's primary security agency. It is Russia's successor to the KGB of the Soviet Union.

AUGUST 24, 2023BySAM HALPERN
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023.

Wagner boss Prigozhin's legacy: Exposing Putin's vulnerability - editorial

Yevgeny Prigozhin was a cruel warlord who did Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dirty work, but he also revealed the leader's weakness amid the stalled Ukraine offensive.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.

Russia's Putin sends condolences over crash, says Prigozhin was 'talented businessman'

Putin described Prigozhin as a talented businessman whom he had known since the 1990s and said the investigation into the crash would take time.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Denis Pushilin, Moscow-installed acting leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region, in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Investigators trawl site of plane crash believed to have killed Wagner boss Prigozhin

Russian investigators opened a criminal probe but there has been no official word from Moscow on what may have caused Wednesday evening's crash.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByREUTERS
A wreckage of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen near the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.

Israeli mogul denies Wagner, Prigozhin ties, threatens to sue protest heads

Mirilashvili's legal team said that the defaming claims, made on social media, stem from the belief that the Georgian-born businessman is the owner of Channel 14.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Mikhael Mirilashvili, an Israeli-Georgian businessman and philanthropist

Russian villagers say they heard bang before Wagner boss' plane crashed

There has been no official comment from the Kremlin or the Defense Ministry on the fate of Prigozhin but a Telegram channel linked to his Wagner mercenary group, Grey Zone, pronounced him dead.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByREUTERS
A wreckage of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen near the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023