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Putin
One year on from the most serious challenge to Putin's authority in almost a quarter of a century in power, he now appears more secure than ever.
Jun. 24
Wagner
Kyiv’s 3rd Assault Brigade may have established some sort of record for the number of Russian service personnel taken captive during a single battle.
Jun. 13
Bakhmut
Russian news site Mediazona, working with BBC Russia, reported that 20,000 Wagner troops died during last year’s assault on Bakhmut, almost 90 percent of which were convicts.
Jun. 12
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin’s hunger for fresh meat for its war in Ukraine is insatiable, with African students, desperate to retain their residency rights, the latest group to catch the “selector’s eye.”
Jun. 10
Wagner
Mourners and fighters laid flowers at a statue of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner mercenary group who died in a suspicious plane crash, at his grave on Saturday.
Jun. 2
ISW
Russia seems about to change sides in the Sudanese civil war to support the Sudan’s Armed Forces so it can establish a naval base on the Red Sea.
May. 28
Russia
Russian journalists said Moscow’s newly appointed defense minister was close to Wagner PMC’s late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and involved in overseeing his activities.
May. 22
War in Ukraine
A Russian investigative news site says there has been an epidemic of sexual abuse on children in Russia committed by what it ironically terms returning “heroes of the Northern Military District.”
May. 17
Wagner
Wagner, Russia’s rogue private military company, has extended its African tendrils into Sudan by aiding another rogue militia. Ukraine is trying to help the Sudanese government and people.
May. 7
Wagner
It is unclear if the insider source is claiming that the Africa Corps will cease operations in Africa completely or if only certain units will be relocated to the Ukrainian-Russian border area.
Apr. 16
War in Ukraine
The founders of the private military company both died when an explosion brought down their business jet in Russia’s Tver region on Aug. 23.
Apr. 5
War in Ukraine
Russia has taken so many convicts for its war in Ukraine that some of its prison colonies may have to close because of detainee shortages, according to a to a regional official.
Mar. 22
Putin
Proposed changes to Russia’s current laws will see military contracts and pardons offered to suspected or convicted criminals who are at any stage of the criminal process.
Mar. 21
Russia
Mercenaries have been frequently involved in conflicts in Africa since the 1960s to support or attack one side or another in struggles for power, especially during the cold war era.
Mar. 19
Wagner
The commander of Russia's Northern Fleet, Alexander Moiseyev, has been appointed as acting commander-in-chief of naval forces, replacing Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov.
Mar. 19
Wagner
Kyiv Post sources within military intelligence said the removal of Admiral Yevmenov had been planned for a long time – “the last straw was the destruction of the Sergey Kotov.”
Mar. 11
Kyiv’s 3rd Assault Brigade may have established some sort of record for the number of Russian service personnel taken captive during a single battle.
Jun. 13