Category: Wagner Group

Putin praises Wagner mercenaries for Bakhmut claims of victory, his first time directly crediting the for-hire army for their military...

Newsbreak 1 week ago in Around The World, Military, Military & Defense, News, Putin, Russia, Ukraine invasion, Ukraine war, Vladimir Putin, Wagner Group 0

Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school means, outside St. Petersburg, Russia on Sept. 20, 2010. Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of the Wagner Group private military company and long-term ally of Putin’s, has grown increasingly frustrated with the Russian leader over his for-hire troops being killed at the front lines of the invasion of Ukraine. Sputnik, Kremlin Pool…

Some Russians can’t agree if they should honor convict soldiers who died in Ukraine after trading prison for war: ‘They...

Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, International, Military & Defense, News, Prisoners, Russia, Soldiers, Ukraine, Wagner Group, War 0

Graves of Wagner group mercenaries killed in the Russian invasion war in Ukraine are being buried in the Mavrino village cemetery in the outskirts of Moscow. Celestino Arce/NurPhoto/Getty Images The Wagner Group recruited thousands of Russian prisoners to fight in Ukraine in exchange for freedom. While those who died return home to be buried, residents can’t agree on how they should be treated. One soldier…

Wagner Group’s turn from prison recruitment could be effort to tap soldiers who might balk at ‘serving with rapists and...

Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, International, Military & Defense, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin 0

Visitors carrying navy camouflage pose at the doorway of the ‘PMC Wagner Centre’, which is related with businessman and founding father of the Wagner personal navy group Yevgeny Prigozhin. AP Photo, File Wagner Group, the Russian paramilitary group, has stopped recruiting prisoners for the battle. The group’s founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, confirmed the cessation of the follow last week. An knowledgeable in Russian historical past told…

Bizarre video with Russian subtitles employs ‘Trumpian’ tactics to recruit US veterans for the war in Ukraine, Russia expert says

Newsbreak 4 months ago in Around The World, International, Military & Defense, News, Politics, recruits, Russia, Ukraine, US Veterans, Wagner Group 0

Visitors carrying army camouflage stand at the entrance of the ‘PMC Wagner Centre’, which is related with businessman and founding father of the Wagner non-public army group Yevgeny Prigozhin, throughout the official opening of the office block throughout National Unity Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2022. AP Photo, File A weird Russian-subtitled video seems to be making an attempt to recruit US…