Tag: Wagner group
A general’s anger splits Russia’s army
Ivan Popov After his release, the general railed against the Russian military leadership. (Photo: dpa) Vienna After the domestic political tide has calmed down somewhat after the Wagner mutiny, the…
What remains of Prigozhin’s empire?
Yevgeny Prigozhin According to the Kremlin, Prigozhin’s mercenary group is fully funded by the state. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Riga On the Saturday of the uprising, advertising for the Wagner group…
What remains of Prigozhin’s empire?
Yevgeny Prigozhin According to the Kremlin, Prigozhin’s mercenary group is fully funded by the state. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Riga On the Saturday of the uprising, advertising for the Wagner group…
How close are the Russians to Putin?
Berlin The pictures that Russian state television broadcast on Thursday were highly unusual: During a visit to Dagestan, Vladimir Putin was cheered at close range, shook hands and kissed one…
What will become of the Wagner missions in Africa now?
Wagner mercenaries in northern Mali Employees and mercenaries have been working for Wagner in Africa for a good six years. (Photo: dpa) Berlin For the head of the notorious Wagner…
Is Prigozhin safe in Belarus? “As a KGB man, Putin will take revenge”
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin After the uprising of the Wagner mercenaries in Russia, their boss has now arrived in Belarus. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Mr. Slunkin, a plane belonging to Wagner…
Russian combat units turn against each other
Riga In Russia, the conflict between the leadership in Moscow and the private mercenary group Wagner has developed into an unprecedented power struggle. After the Russian army is said to…
Russian combat units turn against each other
Riga A dispute between the Russian army and the Wagner mercenary group fighting for Russia in Ukraine develops into a military conflict. Allegedly, the army fired rockets at the Wagner…
Putin announces punishment of “traitors”.
Riga Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the actions of the Wagner pre-military group as a “military uprising” and has announced that those responsible will be punished. In a speech…
Who is the Wagner boss threatening Putin?
Brussels Concerns about Yevgeny Prigozhin attempting a coup are not new. “The FSB people are angry with him and see him as a threat to the constitutional order,” the Guardian…
Russian combat units turn against each other
Riga A dispute between the Russian army and the Wagner mercenary group fighting for Russia in Ukraine develops into a military conflict. Allegedly, the army fired rockets at the Wagner…
Putin announces punishment of “traitors”.
Riga Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the actions of the Wagner pre-military group as a “military uprising” and has announced that those responsible will be punished. In a speech…
Russian authorities are taking action against Wagner boss Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin In the eyes of the Russian leadership, the head of the Russian private army, Wagner, is now considered a possible coup plotter. (Photo: dpa) The Russian authorities have…
This is how Russia’s offensive in Donbass is currently going
Berlin A year ago, the successful Russian initial offensive in Ukraine began. At the end of March 2022, in that month alone, Kremlin troops had captured around a tenth of…
Russian Arms Surrounded Bakhmut – Is the City Facing Fall?
Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut at the end of February The Russian troops have recently moved closer and closer to the city. (Photo: via REUTERS) Vienna Since August 1 of last…
Russian Arms Surrounded Bakhmut – Is the City Facing Fall?
Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut at the end of February The Russian troops have recently moved closer and closer to the city. (Photo: via REUTERS) Vienna Since August 1 of last…
How Macron could play into Putin’s hands
French President Emmanuel Macron Macron sees the events in Mali and the French troops’ loss of power there as a cautionary tale. (Photo: AP) Paris Emmanuel Macron chose one word…
Russia’s army is currently preparing an attack with symbolic power
On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are intensifying their front-line offensives. There is fierce fighting in eastern Kharkiv and western Luhansk in…
War in Ukraine: Bakhmut – Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin came for easy prey and is now in a dilemma
Wagner Group mercenaries on the front in Ukraine Prigozhin’s fighters are particularly often among the dead. (Photo: imago) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin miscalculated – possibly enormously. For months, the head of…
Ukraine war: Lyman & Bachmut – The strategic problems of the Russians
Berlin The towns of Lyman and Bakhmut in Ukraine’s Donetsk region are separated by more than 80 kilometers of front lines, but the situation on the ground couldn’t be more…