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UK intel: Wagner-linked Russian general Surovikin resurfaces in first public role since 2023
His first known public role since 2023 is now tied to the Russian Embassy in Algeria.
UK intel: One year after Prigozhin’s death, Wagner Group reduced to just 5,000 members from 50,000
Many former leaders and personnel have transferred to other units, reducing the group's size from 50,000 to around 5,000 in Belarus and Africa,, as per British intelligence.
UK intel: Russia’s prison population drops by 150,000 amid war recruitment since 2022
One year after Prigozhin's rebellion, Russia's Wagner Group operates under new leadership with altered deployments, while Russian military adopts Wagner's prisoner recruitment tactics for Ukraine, leading to decreased prison population, per UK intelligence.
Investigator Grozev uncovers special Russian kill team sabotage plots across Europe
Investigator Christo Grozev pieces together how a Russian intel unit targeted Zelenskyy in 2022, with their commander now planning to replace Prigozhin.
How Putin’s top ally killed Prigozhin: The inside story of Russia’s power struggle
The WSJ revealed how Nikolai Patrushev, the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, orchestrated the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group and Putin’s rival.
WSJ: Wirecard fraudster CEO was Russian agent for nearly a decade
Jan Marsalek mysteriously disappeared after Wirecard claimed $2 billion was missing. But the vanishing exec now faces accusations far beyond fraud - officials say he operated as a Russian spy before escaping to Moscow.
Russia rejects Brazilian request to investigate Prigozhin plane crash – Reuters
Russia has informed Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made jet…
Ukrainian Defense Minister: Prigozhin’s death shows Putin cannot be trusted
The assassination of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin proves that Russian President Vladimir Putin should not be negotiated…
ISW: Assassination of Wagner Group Leadership effectively ends organization’s autonomy from Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is suspected of assassinating Wagner Group leaders just weeks after their armed rebellion against the Kremlin.
Frontline report: Ukrainian special forces attack Russian radio-radar base in Crimea
On Ukraine's Independence Day, its military reportedly conducted a raid on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula; carried out successful strikes on a key command post in the occupied city of Tokmak near the shifting front lines.
Prigozhin was on board plane that crashed near Moscow, Russian transport agency says – CNN (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has confirmed that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane…
The Times: UK shelves declaring Wagner terrorist after Kremlin funding remarks
The UK has postponed plans to designate the Wagner Group terrorist after an attempted mutiny and Putin's admissions of state financing complicated the legal basis, according to The Times.
Prigozhin secretly woos African leaders at St. Petersburg Forum – ISW
At the Russia-Africa Economic Forum, Wagner financier Prigozhin covertly engaged with African leaders in an apparent bid to preserve Wagner's roles in Africa
Putin removes 28 senior officers in post-Wagner purge, degrading leadership, says Estonia
Estonian military intelligence chief Colonel Margo Grosberg said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed at least…
Putin wants to keep the Wagner group as a fighting force, but without Prigozhin – ISW
In an interview for Russian news outlet Kommersant on 13 July, Putin confirmed that he met with Prigozhin…
Wagner’s mercenaries train Belarusian troops – Belarus MoD
According to the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner PMC mercenaries began training territorial defense troops…
Victims of “Donbas genocide” were paid actors, Prigozhin’s fired trolls reveal
In the aftermath of Prigozhin's media empire collapse, former employees spoke out about the dark tactics employed, including…
Invasion chief Surovikin, 12 other senior officers detained amid Wagner PMC rebellion – WSJ
Russia's FSB detained and interrogated General Sergei Surovikin, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Deputy Commander of…
Kremlin tries to show it’s in control after Wagner rebellion – ISW
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to fire Russian Chief of General Staff Gerasimov as Prigozhin demanded and confirms he…