Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner’s Russians fight alongside the Ukrainians – Watch videos of exercises at a secret location
Proto Thema has found itself at a secret location where special forces units made up of Russians – former members of Wagner – are practicing guerrilla city tactics.
Putin Signs Law Forgiving Soldier Debts as Russia Resurrects Wagner Legion
On November 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new law aimed at supporting soldiers involved in the ongoing war in Ukraine. The law allows military personnel who have served in Ukraine to have debts of up to 10 million rubles (approximately 95,869 dollars) forgiven, as long as the debts are part of legal proceedings that begin before December 1, 2024.
Mali Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Ukraine Over Wagner Mercenaries' Deaths
Mali has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine in response to the Ukrainian government's involvement in targeting Wagner mercenaries. According to CNN, this decision follows the role of Ukrainian intelligence in the deaths of Wagner fighters. The severance of ties is effective immediately, as announced by government spokesman Col. Abdoulaye Maiga.
Ukrainian convicts take up arms in bid for redemption
Ukrainian convicts Volodymyr Barandich (C) and Arthur Kachurovsky (L) and a guard (R) wait in a courtyard of the Boryspil penal colony outside the town of Boryspil, Kiev region, on July 4, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Artur Kachurovsky is one of thousands of Ukrainian prisoners who have taken up the offer to join the army and fight the Russians in return for a pardon.
Putin Replaced Shoigu
According to a report from TASS, Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a change in leadership by replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The news, shared on the official Telegram channel of the Federation Council, the upper house of parliament in Moscow, indicates that Andrey Belousov, a former deputy prime minister in previous Russian governments, is being proposed for the position.
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Putin removes defense minister Shoigu
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defense minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia's military leadership more than two years into its Ukraine offensive.
Putin proposed economist Andrey Belousov as Shoigu's replacement, according to a list of the ministerial nominations published by the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament.
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He disappeared... Russia's shaken by an announcement - is he dead?
Gerasimov was not seen in public for several weeks, raising suspicions that the general was dead.
Unverified rumors of his death began to circulate in the public after social media users shared a photo purportedly showing a message posted by a Russian Telegram channel.
Cypriot brokerage caught up in French probe denies Prigozhin ties
A Cypriot brokerage firm caught up in an investigation by French prosecutors probing financial transfers possibly tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday denied it had ever had direct relations with the late Wagner mercenary chief.
Day 667 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russia May Cut Diplomatic Ties With US If It Seizes Its Assets
Putin has only 12 more months to endure, and then everyone will face a disaster
"While the tired Ukrainians are retreating from the minefields, Russia is taking the initiative. The Russians have moved towards the remains of the city of Marinka in the Donetsk region. Strategically, it is not a goal.