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Putin’s losses in Ukraine ‘top 300,000’ says UK in latest figures

Russia hasn’t shared data on its casualties from Ukraine invasion apart from one early acknowledgement

The Independent UK

Wagner Group: what Yevgeny Prigozhin's death means for stability in Africa

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin after his private jet crashed on August 23 has raised questions about the Wagner Group’s future. Many in the west suspect Kremlin involvement in his death and are asking what will become of the mercenary group without its charismatic leader.

The Conversation

Wagner group's future hanging in the balance after Prigozhin’s death

Wagner military chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was officially confirmed dead by Russian authorities on Sunday. The fate of his mercenary group – and its operations in Africa and the Middle East – now hangs in the balance. FRANCE 24 spoke to Anastasiya Shapochkina, a political analyst and researcher with a focus…

France 24

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What will replace Russia’s Wagner mercenary army?

Private force is already being torn apart by Russia’s military, intelligence services, and state-run corporations.

Al Jazeera

Private Russian military companies are multiplying – and so are the Kremlin’s problems

The Kremlin said Friday that it is considering granting legal status to some of the more than two dozen private military companies active in Russia. Legally, these shadow paramilitary groups do not exist – which allows them to operate parallel to Russia's armed forces, at times doing high-risk "dirty" jobs…

France 24

Battle for Bakhmut highlights divide between Wagner mercenary chief and the Kremlin

The founder and leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been touted as someone who could pose a political challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Once a key battlefield ally, in recent days Prigozhin has publicly lamented losing his direct line to the Kremlin. Wagner fighters are not…

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