Kremlin rapidly losing control of ‘private military company’ story
Personnel of Russian private military companies, which are illegal according to Russian law, have appealed to the International…
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Russian private military companies proliferate ‘to make money on war’
Despite the fading of the Wagner private military company which attracted so much attention earlier because of evidence…
Russia’s private military companies a more toxic form of Latin American death squads, Pastukhov says
Many countries have private military companies, Vladimir Pastukhov says; and there is no reason that Russia should not…
Moscow dispatches even more ‘private military companies’ to Syria and Africa
Moscow has now dispatched another of what it calls “a private military company” to fight in Syria, a…
Three largest Russian militant training facilities identified
After the Wagner disaster in Syria, Russian and Western journalists reported about its training facility near Molkino where…
Putin seized Crimea with regular army but outsourced action in Donbas
There are many differences between the Russian seizure of Crimea and Russian actions in the Donbas, but perhaps…
Moscow preparing to replace its forces in Donbas with ‘private’ military ones, Kyiv analyst suggests
The Russian State Duma will soon be taking up draft legislation regularizing the status of nominally “private” military…
Ukraine names over 150 mercenaries from “Putin’s private army” fighting in Ukraine and Syria
Read also: Wagner mercenaries: what we know about Putin’s private army in Donbas SBU Chief of Stuff Ihor Huskov…
Russia recruited over 5,000 mercenaries to fight in its wars abroad, SBU says
PMC “Wagner” has been in existence for several years. Hundreds of their mercenaries have fought in Ukraine. The…
‘Donbas in Gorky Park’ – Moscow’s violence in Ukraine is coming back to haunt Russia
The violence Moscow “exported” to Ukraine and other parts of what the Kremlin claims are parts of “the…
Middle Volga Muslim fighters for ‘Russian world’ in Donbas divided on its meaning, Suleymanov says
Muslims from Russia’s Middle Volga region who went to fight for the "DNR" and "LNR" in Ukraine were…
Russian diplomats Chisinau expelled reportedly recruited Gagauz to fight in Ukraine
The identification of a pro-Moscow Ukrainian who fought against Kyiv in the first months of Moscow’s war in…
Banditry from Russia-occupied Donbas rapidly spreading back across Russia, Babchenko says
Russia is rapidly descending into “a swamp of illegality and unconstrained banditry” in large measure because those features…
‘Spetsnaz of the USSR’ – the new Russian irregulars in Syria now fighting for Assad
The Syrian military does not have enough personnel to simultaneously launch major attacks, suppress militants, and garrison cities…
Moscow scrambling to fill ranks of its forces in Syria and elsewhere
Russia’s indefensible actions against the civilian population of Aleppo, actions that rise to the level of crimes against…
‘You bet your life’ takes on a whole new meaning in Russian-occupied Donbas
Facing ever more difficulties in recruiting soldiers, the leaders of Moscow's hybrid military forces in the Donbas are now…
“Russians make big money killing Ukrainians” and other neglected Russian stories
The flood of news stories from a country as large, diverse and strange as the Russian Federation often…
Russia hit problems recruiting for war in Donbas, Tymchuk says
Russia’s military commanders over the "LNR" and "DNR" regimes are increasingly concerned about the inability of the two to recruit…
No one in the Donbas believes the ceasefire will last
No one in the Donbas believes the ceasefire declared there a week ago will last, and many say…
Weapons from Donbas rush back to Russia sparking a rise in violent crime
The black market in Russia for weapons has grown by almost 50 percent since 2012, largely as a…