All news on the topic: Wagner Group

Vladimir Putin has moved on from ‘revenge hits’ to pursuing his war aims on the streets of the UK, according to a seasoned intelligence expert.

The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.

The ringleader of an arson attack on a Ukrainian-owned business in London last year was jailed for 17 years on Friday for what prosecutors called a “sustained campaign of terrorism and sabotage” on British soil.

This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.

The video started spreading in early August, primarily on Telegram channels known for Russian nationalist and pro-war views. A resonant woman’s voice narrates as pixelated, sepia-toned images of Russia’s economic turmoil in the 1990s transform into imperial and church symbols, along with St. Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square.

In 2023, the Russian company Promtekhnologiya imported 200 Austrian Glock pistols. The firm had previously been a partner of Glock GmbH and assembled pistols in Russia with components produced in Austria.

Fuel smuggling from Libya is a business with billion-dollar turnovers, but very little is known about the extent of the maritime operation that regularly exports petroleum products from the country.

Three men have been convicted of committing an arson attack on a warehouse associated with Ukraine on behalf of the terrorist Wagner Group.

Arto Autio has been charged with fraud for his alleged involvement in a significant embezzlement scandal in Finland.

FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Fuel smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but there is little knowledge about the extent of the maritime operations that regularly transport refined petroleum products out of Libya.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Piotr Kucharski wore insignia for proscribed terror group on combat clothing at Suffolk Viking re-enactment

In early November, Sochi will host the inaugural Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum.

Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.

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 have told the BBC.

Yevgeny Prigozhin was confirmed dead after genetic tests were carried out on bodies found following a plane crash near Moscow, but footage has now emerged that seems to throw that into confusion

Ten people - including Wagner fighters and deputy Dmitry Utkin - are said to be among those who perished when the jet crashed into a field in the Tzer region near Moscow

Since the plane crash rumours have begun to swirl as who is responsible, with many believing it to be Putin in a revenge attack for Prigozhin's failed coup just two months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin has been a dead man walking for two months since his so-called “march on Moscow” mutiny faltered - his death was inevitable after going too far for Vladimir Putin

Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be among those who have perished, having reportedly been on Putin's 'kill list' following a failed coup against the Russian President

The mercenary leader, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed all 10 on board

Yevgeny Prigozhin revealed last year he was behind the group of mercenaries known as the Wagner Group, whose very name has links to the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler

The Wagner boss and former ally of Vladimir Putin staged an armed revolt against the Kremlin regime back in June, but was later forced to abandon his plotted coup and go into hiding

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was seen shaking hands with the Ambassador of the Central African Republic during the Russia-Africa summit, which reportedly took place at a hotel in St. Petersburg