Category Archives: Russia

Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest

Posted on January 27, 2023 by David Isenberg

Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest By Nimi Princewill, CNN Published 8:36 AM EST, Wed January 25, 2023 Video Ad Feedback Russia’s notorious Wagner group… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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‘Wagner opened the door for me’ How a convicted murderer became a decorated ‘war hero’ in Russia

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

‘Wagner opened the door for me’ How a convicted murderer became a decorated ‘war hero’ in Russia 1:16 pm, January 24, 2023 Source: Holod Story by Nina Abrosimova. Abridged translation by… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russia to expand private militaries in broader Middle East amid staffing crisis

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Russia to expand private militaries in broader Middle East amid staffing crisis As it wages a full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia wants to reform its army while being chronically short of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian Wagner Group gains global notoriety from Africa to Ukraine, but division brews at home

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Russia Published January 22, 2023 6:00am EST Russian Wagner Group gains global notoriety from Africa to Ukraine, but division brews at home Intel suggests tension mounting between Russia’s defense ministry and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Putin’s favorite mercenary leader may be preparing to justify a failure in Ukraine

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Putin’s favorite mercenary leader may be preparing to justify a failure in Ukraine Stavros Atlamazoglou Jan 23, 2023, 6:21 PM Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in what Russian state media described… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian mercenaries are forbidden from helping wounded comrades and forced to leave them behind, Ukrainian intel says

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Russian mercenaries are forbidden from helping wounded comrades and forced to leave them behind, Ukrainian intel says Story by sbaker@businessinsider.com (Sinéad Baker) Wounded Wagner Group soldiers are being left on battlefields… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Russian mercenary boss asks parliament to ban negative media reports about his men

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Russian mercenary boss asks parliament to ban negative media reports about his men Wagner private military group centre opens in St Petersburg Andrew Osborn Tue, January 24, 2023 at 12:38 PM… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Wagner chief ‘will press on’ with recruiting female prisoners after around 43,000 mercenaries have been ‘killed or deserted’

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Isenberg

Wagner chief ‘will press on’ with recruiting female prisoners after around 43,000 mercenaries have been ‘killed or deserted’ written by LLB political Reporter 24th Jan 23 4:27 pm A Russian MP… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Deadly and disposable: Wagner’s brutal tactics in Ukraine revealed by intelligence report

Posted on January 24, 2023 by David Isenberg

Deadly and disposable: Wagner’s brutal tactics in Ukraine revealed by intelligence report By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, and Victoria Butenko, CNN Updated 5:36 AM EST, Tue January 24, 2023 Kyiv CNN… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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MMA fighter-turned-mercenary awarded medal from Putin for service in Ukraine

Posted on January 24, 2023 by David Isenberg

MMA fighter-turned-mercenary awarded medal from Putin for service in Ukraine Hayk Gasparyan, a mercenary for the Wagner Group, was awarded the Order of Courage by Vladimir Putin during a ceremony in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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