World Aug 06 Russia asks Central African Republic to replace Wagner with Moscow’s Africa Corps By Jean Fernand Koena, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press
World May 26 Watch 9:19 ‘Putin’s Sledgehammer’ reveals how the Wagner Group became so powerful it threatened him A new book delves deep into the rise and fall of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group and its close ties to Vladimir Putin. Nick Schifrin sat down with Candace Rondeaux, author of "Putin's Sledgehammer: The Wagner Group and Russia’s Collapse… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Sep 29 Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine. The order signals the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of… By Associated Press
World Aug 30 Kremlin says ‘deliberate wrongdoing’ is a possible cause of the plane crash that killed Prigozhin Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that "different versions" of what happened exist and "are being considered" by Russian investigators, including, "let's put this way, deliberate wrongdoing."… By Associated Press
World Aug 29 Private memorial service has been held for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin The committee didn’t say what might have caused Prigozhin’s business jet to plummet from the sky minutes after taking off from Moscow for St. Petersburg. By Associated Press
Aug 27 Russia officially confirms Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died in plane crash By Associated Press Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: U.S. intelligence is investigating what brought down Wagner chief Prigozhin’s plane By Emma Burrows, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Pentagon spokesman Gen. Pat Ryder said press reports that a surface-to-air missile took down the plane were inaccurate. He declined to say whether the U.S. suspected a bomb. Continue reading
Aug 23 Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, Russian agency says By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency. Continue reading
Aug 10 Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus amid tensions By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press For two years, Poland has contended with migrants arriving at the border from Belarus and trying to enter the country illegally. Anxieties were further heightened last week when two Belarusian military helicopters briefly entered Polish air space. Continue reading
Aug 07 Belarus begins military drills near its border with Poland, Lithuania as tensions rise By Associated Press Both Poland and Lithuania have increased border security since thousands of Wagner fighters arrived in Belarus under a deal that ended their armed rebellion in late June and allowed them and their leader to avoid criminal charges. Continue reading