CNN military analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (ret.) explains why Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's decision to keep his troops in Bakhmut could prove costly for the […]
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Russian elite piles on Putin ally leading Russian mercenary group
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private Russian army Wagner Group, is lashing out at the Russian Defense Ministry while some in the Russian elite are […]
Continue readingUkraine vows to avenge soldier shown in apparent execution video
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to “find the murderers” involved in a video that he said showed the execution of a Ukrainian soldier by […]
Continue readingVideo shows critical Bakhmut supply bridge destroyed by Russian forces
New video shows the aftermath of fighting near Bakhmut, Ukraine, where a critical supply line for Ukrainian forces has come under attack. CNN's Alex Marquardt […]
Continue reading‘Everything is sinking’: Hear Wagner leader discuss supply problems
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, acknowledged a "major problem" with ammunition supplies for his troops, amid a public spat with […]
Continue readingWagner chief openly blasts Russia’s official military leadership
The private military company run by Russian Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin is suffering major losses as intense fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut in Eastern […]
Continue readingWagner defector details brutal executions he witnessed
In a CNN exclusive, former Wagner mercenary Andrei Medvedev tells CNN's Anderson Cooper about how the brutality he witnessed led him to defect. #CNN #News
Continue readingWagner Group chief openly criticizes Russian military leaders
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Russian mercenary group Wagner Group, is heard on audio continuing his criticism of Russia's military by touting Wagner's "exclusive" […]
Continue readingUS to designate Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a criminal organization
The US Treasury Department will designate the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organization” and will impose additional sanctions next week against […]
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