Wagner Group

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Вагнер is a private military company (PMC) founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, known for its involvement in conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. The organization was at the center of a failed mutiny in 2023, when its fighters advanced on Moscow before being stopped. Following this event, Prigozhin's death in a plane crash has led to continued fascination with his legacy among Russian youth, particularly through memes, fan fiction, and memorials. The company remains a controversial entity linked to both military operations and political intrigue.

Recent coverage

• "Our goal has never been the occupation of foreign land" - Retired Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syris Comments on Invasion — ASTRA
• What Happened in a Day: Tuesday, July 14 — Интерфакс
• Operation with 35 FPV Drones in the Moscow Region: Why a Wagner Contractor, Kievstoner, and Children Were Involved — Фонтанка
• FSB Detained Man Preparing Terror Attack at Strategic Enterprise in Moscow Region — Интерфакс
• Main events of July 12 — Дождь (Telegram)
• WSJ: About 500 Wagner fighters led by Prigozhin's son create a 'drug empire' in CAR where they control tramadol opioid supplies — Медиазона
• Watch the evening news broadcast on Dozhd with Nadia Metalkinova — Дождь (Telegram)
• Former Wagner mercenaries create drug empire in CAR — ASTRA
• Wagner mercenaries remaining in Africa have created a drug empire — WSJ — Дождь
• Wagner Remnants in Africa Build Drug Empire — Дождь (Telegram)
• WSJ: Wagner mercenaries led by Prigozhin's son created a drug empire in CAR. They now effectively run the country; Kremlin is powerless — Новая газета Европа
• Moscow Regional Court Rejects Former Wagner Mercenary's Claim for Compensation for Wounds — Коммерсантъ
• Court Refuses to Recognize Ukrainian Woman as Heir to Co-founder of Wagner PMC Utkin — РИАМО
• African Corps eliminated one of the commanders involved in an ambush on Wagner PMC under Tinzaouaten in 2... — Mash
• Unacknowledged Ukrainian daughter of co-founder of Wagner PMC Dmitry Utkin left without inheritance in Russia. Moscow Regional Court refused... — Mash
• Wagner Veteran Claims Prigozhin and Utkin Could Not Have Been on the Same Plane — Вечерняя Москва
• SVO Veteran Tulkunov Discovers a Group of Wagner Recruits Disappeared After Recruitment — Вечерняя Москва
• Three Years Since Prigozhin's Rebellion: What Happened? Books, Films, and Materials on the Wagner PMC and the Attempted Armed March on Moscow — Новая газета Европа
• Chief asked: 'Did we wake them up properly?' Wagner lawyer on 'March of Justice' and Evgeny Prigozhin — Фонтанка
• Mother of deceased Wagner fighter in Krasnodar secured regional compensation — Коммерсантъ