Yevgeny Prigozhin

On Saturday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, declared that he had reached an agreement to withdraw his mercenary forces in Russia to prevent additional bloodshed. The Wagner militia had advanced perilously close to Moscow before the deal was made.  Still...

In a de-escalation of a significant threat to President Vladimir Putin's hold on power, the leader of Russian mercenary fighters from the Wagner militia, which had advanced close to Moscow, announced on Saturday that they agreed to retreat to prevent further bloodshed. Mercenary chief...

In a de-escalation of a significant threat to President Vladimir Putin's hold on power, the leader of Russian mercenary fighters from the Wagner militia, which had advanced close to Moscow, announced on Saturday that they agreed to retreat to prevent further bloodshed. The...

On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to defend Russia. He ordered his military to act against the Wagner paramilitary group, which is led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, that seized the southern Russian city of Rostov. Russian military helicopters opened fire on...

Russia is facing a major military crisis as the former state ally Yevgeny Prigozhin declared war on Moscow's defense ministry amid a feud with top military leadership. What Happened: Prigozhin has vowed revenge against the Kremlin, whose officials he alleged had killed thousands of his private...

Wagner Group chief and a known ally of Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin, on Thursday, revealed a humiliating battlefield setback for Russia. What Happened: The head of the private mercenary said a Russian brigade had run away from the area near Ukraine's Bakhmut without any...

The President Joe Biden-led administration estimated that Vladimir Putin's army experienced around 100,000 casualties, including over 20,000 fatalities, since December. What Happened: White House national security council spokesman John Kirby on Monday said almost half of those killed were...

Vladimir Putin-linked Russian mercenary Wagner Group, which is leading Russia's assault in Ukraine's Bakhmut, is on the verge of shutting down. What Happened: Russian leader's ally and Wagner Group Founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, in video remarks to a blogger that were released on Friday...

Vladimir Putin-linked Russian mercenary Wagner Group is reportedly supplying Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with missiles to assist them in their fight against the country’s military. What Happened: According to satellite images in Libya — that borders Sudan and where Khalifa Haftar, a...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group chief and an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that his troops had taken control of over 80% of Bakhmut, a Ukrainian city located in the eastern part of the war-torn nation. What Happened: Prigozhin said his private mercenaries were ...

Vladimir Putin's ally and Russian Wagner Group chief, in a video, called on the Ukrainian president to let the elderly and children have the opportunity to leave Bakhmut. What Happened: In a video posted on Telegram, the founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, can be seen appealing to Volodymyr...