Tag: Wagner
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Russia’s Wagner recovers bodies of mercenaries killed in Mali
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said that its fighters had recovered the bodies of its mercenaries killed in a July battle with Tuareg rebels and Islamists during a desert sandstorm in Mali. Mali, where military authorities seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, is battling a years-long Islamist insurgency.
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BREAKING: Wagner boss, Prigozhin, feared dead in plane crash
The chief of Russian mercenary group, Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is believed to have been killed in a plane crash, Russian state media reported Wednesday.
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Wagner takes advantage of situation in Niger – Antony Blinken
Head of the American diplomacy Antony Blinken warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Wagner was taking advantage of the instability caused by the coup in Niger, the group of Russian mercenaries having already moved closer to neighbouring Mali.
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Niger Junta seeks Wagner support as ECOWAS deadline approaches
Niger’s new military junta has asked for help from the Russian mercenary group Wagner as a deadline approaches for it to release the country’s ousted president.
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Wagner mutiny: Russian spy chief admits speaking with CIA director
TT he head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, said he spoke with the director of the CIA days after the brief uprising by Wagner mercenary soldiers. The hour-long conversation at the end of June with CIA Directorhe head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency SVR, Sergey Naryshkin, said he spoke with the director of…
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Putin accuses Wagner mercenaries of treason, vows to punish takeover of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the armed rebellion, led by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, is a `stab in the back` Putin, in a televised address to the Russians on Saturday, said that necessary orders have been given to the troops to neutralise those who have orchestrated the armed rebellion. The president addressed the…
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