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Wagner Group

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The Wagner Group is a private Russian paramilitary unit of mercenaries fighting in Ukraine and elsewhere. It is owned and financed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is presumed dead after a plane crash in Russia's Tver region.

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A soldier stands in front of a bomb-damanged building in the area of Bakhmut, Ukraine.

Ukrainian POWs say Wagner Group violated laws

Ukrainian POWs say Wagner Group violated laws

A Ukrainian human rights organization has collected evidence of war crimes committed by the Russian Wagner Group.
ConflictsOctober 26, 2023
Mercenaries of the Wagner private military group in battle gear, holding weapons

Is the Wagner Group a terrorist organization?

Is the Wagner Group a terrorist organization?

The UK is moving to proscribe the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization. Other countries have been hesitant.
PoliticsSeptember 7, 2023
In Niger, protesters demanding the departure of the French ambassador

Has the EU's Africa policy failed after wave of coups?

Has the EU's Africa policy failed after wave of coups?

Europe seems to have ever fewer options as it watches West African states go through coup after coup.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2023
Russian mercenaries walking with weapons in northern Mali

Wagner's presence in Africa and what it gets in return

Wagner's presence in Africa and what it gets in return

The Wagner Group is likely to continue in Africa despite Yevgeny Prigozhin's death. What does it gain by being there?
PoliticsAugust 31, 202301:36 min
A view of the Kremlin in Moscow

How stable is Russia after the Wagner rebellion?

How stable is Russia after the Wagner rebellion?

The mutiny by Wagner Group mercenaries came to an abrupt end — but recent events have left their mark.
PoliticsAugust 31, 2023
Makeshift memorial for Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, in Moscow.

Wagner chief Prigozhin buried in private funeral

Wagner chief Prigozhin buried in private funeral

Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, two months after leading a failed uprising against the Kremlin
PoliticsAugust 30, 202302:43 min
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