Tag: Yevgeny Prigozhin

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NATO military leaders meet as Putin mocked by commander of mercenary forces in Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre · May 10, 2023 11:06 am

Wagner Group chief mocks Putin’s Victory Day celebration in sign of tensions

Joel Gehrke · May 9, 2023 10:33 pm

Ukrainian soldiers fire a Pion artillery system at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 16, 2022.

Wagner Group chief backtracks on threat to pull troops from Bakhmut

Mike Brest · May 8, 2023 2:38 pm

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Wagner mercenaries staying put in Bakhmut for now after ‘blackmail’ ultimatum

Jamie McIntyre · May 8, 2023 11:11 am

Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre,' which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 4, 2022. Russia's Wagner Group, a private military company led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a rogue millionaire with longtime links to Russia's President Vladimir Putin, has played an increasingly visible role in the fighting in Ukraine.

Ukraine should ‘double down’ amid Russian rift with mercenary leader, ambassador urges

Mike Brest · May 5, 2023 6:13 pm

Russian mercenary leader threatens to pull forces from Bakhmut: ‘Lick our wounds’

Mike Brest · May 5, 2023 2:48 pm