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.

Events

• Classmate of Putin Gains Control of Moscow School Meal Contracts
• Budanov Reveals Contacts with Prigozhin and GRU Chief
• Veteran Tells Schoolkids to Study Kalashnikov Rifle
• Two Russians freed after 755 days in Mali captivity
• 1 in 19 men from Tubylygai Tau killed in war
• The State Duma allowed convicts for drug smuggling and banditry to…
• Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detained a Ukrainian…
• Russian security services thwarted a planned terrorist attack on a…
• Approximately 500 former Wagner mercenaries remaining in the Central…
• The Moscow City Court upheld a lower court's decision and denied…

Recent coverage

• Putin's classmate acquired Yevgeny Prigozhin's companies and became a monopoly in the market of Moscow schools' food — The Moscow Times
• Putin's classmate gained control over Prigozhin's companies — Дождь (Telegram)
• Companies of a Putin classmate's firm won all tenders for school food in Moscow worth 127 billion rubles — The Bell
• Candidate for Kursk Regional Duma fined for 'disrespect to authority' due to post with Prigozhin's profanity and photo of Putin — Медиазона
• Head of Zelensky's office spoke about communication with Evgeny Prigozhin and head of GRU — ЭХО / Новости
• Kyryll Budanov* said he regularly communicated with Yevheniy Prygozhyn — Вечерняя Москва
• Former Wagner mercenary who called for students to study the Kalashnikov rifle proposes checking critics through the FSB — Говорит НеМосква
• In Krasnoyarsk, a veteran of the SMO greeted schoolchildren at a school assembly in the style of the Wagner PMC and advised them to study the Kalashnikov... — The Moscow Times
• Wagner mercenary fan with PTSD and a concussion spoke at a school assembly in Krasnoyarsk — Сибирь.Реалии
• Germany's Year-End Production References Wagner PMC and Runs for 7 Hours — DW Главное
• Former Wagner PMC fighters freed from jihadist captivity in Mali — Вечерняя Москва
• In Moscow, the memory of Evgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin was honored — Коммерсантъ
• On the anniversary of the crash of Prigozhin's plane, the widow of the commander of the Wagner PMC gave an interview — Фонтанка
• On the anniversary of Prigozhin's death, flowers appeared at his grave — Бумага
• Former Wagner Group fighters freed from jihadist captivity in Mali — Коммерсантъ
• Wagner PMC column ambushed in Mali, dozens killed. Z-bloggers write about death of channel GREY ZONE author. Channels, sw... — ASTRA
• The hill where tawolga grew. In the Tatarstan village of Tubylgy Tau, 5% of the working-age male population died in the war — Idel.Реалии
• Military medics — a man and a woman — fled from the Russian army by kayak across the Black Sea. The couple was detained by Turkish authorities... — ASTRA
• Krasnodar Regional Court Sentenced in High-Profile Case of Murder of 37-Year-Old Owner of Event Agency Kirill... — Кавказ.Реалии
• 🎧 Rocket attack on Kirov, attacks on refineries, conscripts-contractors and Wagner families off the boat. Podcast — Idel.Реалии