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Russia's Africa Corps, which includes former Wagner mercenaries, has been deployed in Kharkiv, UK Intel says
Russia's Africa Corp mercenaries sent to bolster Russia's attempts to advance in eastern Ukraine.
Cameron Manley
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Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries got thrashed in the African desert — and Ukraine says it helped
Ukraine said it provided intelligence to a group of separatists who attacked Russa's Wagner Group m…
Mia Jankowicz
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Russia is after more Iranian and North Korean missiles to help it tip the balance in Ukraine, experts say
A senior Russian official visited Iran on Tuesday, likely to bolster missile supplies, experts said…
Tom Porter
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Ex-Wagner mercenaries may be heading back to Ukraine, but this time with Russia's National Guard, intel says
Britain's defense ministry said Rosgvardia is integrating three former Wagner assault detachments i…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine's audacious invasion of Russian territory is a massive blow to Putin's power
Ukraine is sending a message to Russian civilians that their president, Vladimir Putin, can't keep …
Tom Porter
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Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel
The UK MoD said in May that the Russian Special Forces University in Chechnya had trained around 42…
Cameron Manley
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Russia is offering a $22,000 bonus to new military recruits, signaling its desperation to offset losses in Ukraine
Russian authorities are offering lucrative contracts to try and offset the high death and injury ra…
Tom Porter
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Russia is using devastating 'meat assault' attacks to find out where Ukraine's firepower is hidden: report
Russia is throwing troops into high-casualty attacks for marginal tactical gains.
Tom Porter
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Russia is losing 1,000 soldiers a day in its relentless 'meat grinder' tactics against Ukraine: report
Russian troops are being used in head-on assaults on Ukrainian positions.
Tom Porter
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Prigozhin's Wagner mercenaries appear to be on the march towards Moscow
The Wagner group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to be taking his "march for justice" to Moscow in w…
Charles R. Davis
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Russia has started sending female convicts to fight in Ukraine: report
Russia's prison population has plummeted as it continues to rely on inmates to plug its manpower ga…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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French military instructors in Ukraine would be a 'legitimate target' and may already be active, says Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said it has every right to target French troops in Ukraine, …
Thibault Spirlet
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Ukraine sent special forces to Syria to attack Russians there, revealing a new front to the war: report
Ukrainian special forces are attacking Russian mercenaries and positions in Syria, according to the…
Thibault Spirlet
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Arrests of Russian generals and officials raises questions about Putin's war machine
According to the UK Ministry of Defence, "Corruption is deeply rooted in the Russian MOD, and it is…
Cameron Manley
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Russia's pulling combat forces from another continent to fuel its latest offensive push in Ukraine, Western intel says
Russia has deployed units from its Africa Corps, which consists of former Wagner Group mercenaries,…
Jake Epstein
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Exiled Wagner mercenaries are training Belarusian troops in what may signal Putin's puppet next door is cutting some of the strings
The Wagner Group's training of Belarusian troops appears to speak to Putin's decreasing influence o…
Jake Epstein,Chris Panella
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Former Russian commander in Ukraine says Putin could be overthrown by the Wagner mercenary army
The Wagner army could pose a huge threat to Putin's power, according to Igor Girkin, a former Feder…
Riddhi Kanetkar
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Moscow residents ordered to stay home from work on Monday as Wagner mercenaries march on the Russian capital
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said the city is on "high alert" as Wagner mercenaries approach the ci…
Charles R. Davis
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Russia's Wagner mercenaries are trying to smuggle weapons into Ukraine via Africa, US says
The Wagner Group, accused of war crimes in Africa, is try get more weapons for fighting in Ukraine …
Sinéad Baker
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Mourners in Moscow wept for Yevgeny Prigozhin, comparing him to Lenin and Stalin. It shows how the mercenary leader's popularity endures even after he clashed with Putin.
Hundreds of Russian mourners gathered at a Moscow memorial after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin died…