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Russia's Wagner claims control of Ukrainian village near Bakhmut

Russia's Wagner group of mercenaries has taken full control of the Ukrainian village of Berkhivka, a village on the outskirts of Bakhmut, Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Friday.

Reuters

How a former caterer created the mercenary army fighting Putin's war in Ukraine

Guardian journalist Shaun Walker talks about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the tough-talking convict-turned-businessman who recruits soldiers from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 365 of the invasion

Russian forces step up attacks along eastern frontline; UN to vote on calling for unconditional withdrawal of troops; Zelenskiy says he would welcome meeting with China

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Moscow agrees to give Wagner more Ukraine battle shells after row - mercenary boss

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, said on Thursday that much-needed ammunition for his troops had been dispatched, after a public row in which he accused the military leadership of treason.

Reuters

Face to face with Vladimir Putin's killers 'at war with the West including UK'

Up front with two of Vladimir Putin's feared Wagner Group mercenary fighters held in Ukraine in a world-first interview.

Daily Record

Russian Wagner chief releases dead soldiers photo amid ammunition shortage

In an attempt to secure the supplies, Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a social media blitz shaming army top brass

Evening Standard

Wagner Group’s bloody year in Ukraine: From murder squad to cannon fodder

It was supposed to be Russia’s secret weapon for a swift and efficient victory in Ukraine. But in the year since Wagner Group mercenaries were dispatched to Kyiv to hunt down Ukraine’s president, what was once an elite murder squad has become a group of mostly ill-trained and unequipped convicts…

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Wagner chief: Mercenaries slaughtered because of ‘shell hunger’

Yevgeny Prigozhin has repeatedly accused Russia’s military brass of deliberately starving his fighters of munitions.

Al Jazeera

Face-to-face with Vlad's killers who say: 'We are at war with the West - including UK'

The Mirror's Defence Editor Chris Hughes meets two of Vladimir Putin's feared Wagner Group mercenary fighters held in Ukraine in a World-first exclusive interview

Daily Mirror

Boss of Wagner mercenary group accuses Russian army chiefs of ‘treason’

Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow is refusing to supply the group with munitions and other supplies in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

China, Russia Deepen Ties as Biden Rallies NATO’s ‘Frontline’ over Ukraine

China pledged a deeper partnership with Russia on Wednesday while US President Joe Biden reaffirmed security assurances for NATO's "frontline" eastern members, highlighting global tensions as the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches. However, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was suspending its participation in a nuclear…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden slams Russia over treaty, Putin tightens China ties

Warsaw (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday called Russia's suspension of a nuclear treaty a "big mistake" as Moscow sought closer ties to China and said it was fighting for "historical" lands in Ukraine.

AFP

Russian mercenary boss escalates row with top army brass with image of dead bodies

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin took a bitter public feud with the top army brass to a new level on Wednesday, publishing a grisly image of dozens of his fighters he said had been killed after being deprived of ammunition.

Reuters

'Give us ammo': Wagner chief challenges Russian army

Moscow (AFP) - The head of the Wagner mercenary outfit on Wednesday urged Russians to pressure the country's regular army into sharing ammunition with his fighters in Ukraine in a major challenge to the Kremlin.

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Biden meets NATO leaders as Putin talks up China ties

Warsaw (AFP) - US President Joe Biden was due to meet eastern European leaders on Wednesday to discuss support for Ukraine, while President Vladimir Putin held talks with China's top diplomat in Moscow.

The Independent UK

Ukraine Russia news – live: British Challenger 2 tanks to reach Kyiv within weeks, says Ben Wallace

Britain must sustain its supplies of weapons to war-hit ally, says UK defence minister

Al Jazeera

Russia’s military brass accused of ‘treason’ by Wagner chief

Yevgeny Prigozhin says the Russian army is starving his fighters of ammunition and they are ‘dropping like flies’.

The Independent UK

Wagner owner blasts 'treason' of Russian military chiefs

The owner of the Russian private military company, Wagner, has accused Russia’s defense minister and chief of general staff of starving his fighters in Ukraine of ammunition, which he charged amounts to an attempt to “destroy” the force

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Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin’s ‘private army’ chief accuses Russia’s top brass of trying to destroy his Wagner force

Yevgeny Prigozhin accuses Russia’s defence minister and chief of general staff of depriving his fighters of munitions

Reuters

Russian mercenary boss accuses top army brass of 'treason', Moscow pushes back

Outspoken Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched two verbal attacks against top brass on Tuesday, accusing them of depriving his Wagner fighters of munitions in what he called a treasonous attempt to destroy his private military company.

Reuters

Russian officials are denying ammunition to Wagner fighters - group founder

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite.

Reuters

Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin

His army has made three humiliating retreats in Ukraine in the past year and nearly 200,000 of his men have been killed or wounded according to U.S. officials, but Russia's defence minister is still in a job thanks to President Vladimir Putin.

ABC News

A year at war

Up to a million Russians have fled the country since the start of the war. But the beauty in new places doesn't lessen the heartbreak of leaving home.

Reuters

Chechnya's Kadyrov: one day I plan my own mercenary group

Ramzan Kadyrov, the ally of President Vladimir Putin who leads Chechnya, said on Sunday that he one day planned to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries.

Al Jazeera

Russia’s Wagner fighters suffer 30,000 casualties in Ukraine: US

The White House says 90 percent of Wagner Group fighters killed in Ukraine since December were convicts.

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