Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded the mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24 which Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war. Wagner fighters shot down Russian attack helicopters ...

Since 2018, the notorious Russian mercenary company formerly known as Wagner has overseen security for top officials in the ...

Following Prigozhin's declaration, Putin gave an emergency address calling the Wagner Group's "armed mutiny" a "stab in the back". The Russian president also warned of "inevitable punishment ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

Wagner fighters have operated in the Central African Republic, serving as military instructors for local forces and personal security for officials, while also exploiting mineral resources. Evidence ...

A bronze statue of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the late leader of Russia's Wagner paramilitary mercenary group, has been erected in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR). The monument to ...

The founder of a pro-Russian militia group in eastern Ukraine, described by authorities in Kyiv as a “criminal mastermind”, ...

Wagner's power in Russia ebbed after the group's leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a mysterious plane crash in 2023 after mounting a failed mutiny. Its mercenaries have found profitable ...

Moscow has sought to establish a greater presence in North and West Africa, and the “Russian Expeditionary Corps” is leading those efforts.