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Prigozhin: Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash
MOSCOW: Russia’s Investigative Committee said Sunday that it has confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary group Wagner, was killed in a plane crash….
Prigozhin: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s presumed death removes one problem, may create new ones for Vladimir Putin
LONDON : The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a fiery plane crash leaves Russian president Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term,…
US intelligence: Plane crash that killed Wagner Group leader deliberately caused by explosion
WASHINGTON: US intelligence, in its preliminary assessment, has found that the plane crash which previously was presumed to be an accident and resulted in the…
‘Exiled’ Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin hails Niger coup, touts services
MOSCOW: Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has hailed Niger‘s…
Russia’s Prigozhin says his mercenaries will not fight in Ukraine for now
MOSCOW: Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was shown in a video welcoming his Wagner fighters to Belarus and telling them they would for now take…
Lukashenko: Wagner chief still in Russia, not Belarus: Lukashenko
MINSK: Belarusian President Alexandr Lukashenko said on Thursday that the mutinous chief of Russia’s Wagner group was still in Russia with thousands of fighters, but…
Prigozhin to be investigated after being paid $2 billion in a year: Putin
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the finances of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin‘s catering firm would be investigated after his mutiny, saying…
Will Wagner chief be safe in Belarus or fall prey to Putin’s ‘trap’?
NEW DELHI: Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived weekend mutiny against President Vladimir Putin, arrived in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal…
Wagner mercenary leader issues defiant audio statement as uncertainty swirls after mutiny
The leader of the Wagner mercenary group defended his short-lived insurrection in a boastful audio statement Monday, but uncertainty still swirled about his fate, as…
Explainer: How mutiny against military fizzled out in Russia
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered…