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The Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner [9] (ЧВК «Вагнер»), is a Russian state-funded [66] private military company (PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin.
Sep 6, 2023 · The UK government is set to put the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, on its list of terrorist organisations. Wagner's future is very uncertain, after the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin...
Sep 15, 2024 · The Wagner Group is a Russian mercenary group that has conducted military operations around the world on behalf of the Russian government. Though its origins are murky, the most credible account of the group’s creation traces it back to 2013.
4 days ago · The Wagner Group still undertakes higher-risk missions than organizations formally under the Ministry of Defense. In November 2023, the Wagner Group took the northern Malian town of Kidal from Tuareg separatists, previously outside of Bamako’s control for almost a decade. They flew their black flag from the town’s crumbling French colonial fort. On the coattails of this success, Wagner (or its Malian partners) may have become overly confident.
Jun 23, 2024 · Russia has effectively dismantled and replaced the Wagner Group in the year since the mercenaries shocked the world by launching a mutiny against President Vladimir Putin’s government, experts...
Mar 3, 2023 · The Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin provide guns for hire in a murky global operation with links to Putin and the Russian state. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains who...
Mar 31, 2022 · What is the Wagner Group? The private Russian military force, which has close ties to President Vladimir Putin and has been used in war zones across the world, is expanding its presence...
Jul 31, 2023 · Wagner forces would join the Defense Ministry, disband, or relocate to Belarus. Charges against Prigozhin would be dropped. Putin would stay above the fray.
Jan 26, 2023 · The Treasury Department identified the Wagner Group, led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, as a “significant transnational criminal organization. A mural praises the Russian Wagner group and its mercenaries ...
Feb 14, 2024 · Recent reports on the Wagner Group suggest a transformation is underway. The group’s activities in Africa are now under the direct supervision of the Russian ministry of defence.
