Wagner News

Is Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin dead in a plane crash?

The leader of the mercenary Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led an unsuccessful revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin has been reportedly killed in a plane crash on Wednesday, the Russian civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said. The Wagner chief’s name was i...

Russia to resist ‘external pressure, sanctions, and provocations’: Putin on SCO summit

In the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summit hosted by India virtually, Russia’s Vladimir Putin told the SCO leaders said Russia would continue to counter sanctions imposed by Western countries over its invasion of Ukraine. In the televised address to the SCO lead...

Wagner chief to leave for Belarus as Kremlin drops criminal case against him

It’s a big relief to President Vladimir Putin’s authorities after mercenary group (Wagner) chief Yevgeny Prigozhin decided to pull off his force against Russian military leadership in Moscow. The militia leader will now leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him wil...

Wagner rebellion ‘stab in the back’ to Russia: Putin

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in a televised address to the nation on Saturday, said that the ‘armed mutiny’ by the Wagner Group is a ‘stab in the back’ and vowed to punish those who were on the ‘path of treason’ or anyone who takes up arms against the Ru...

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin and what is Wagner?

Russia has received one of the biggest threats since its invasion of Ukraine, as the chief of the mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has vowed to take every step to topple the leadership of the Russian military. This threat comes just after the Kremlin accused him of �...