Wagner played a prominent role in some of the fiercest fighting of Russia's war in Ukraine, but its future was thrown into question when its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in August, two months after leading a brief mutiny against the ...
Following military coups in all three nations in recent years, the ruling juntas have expelled French forces and have sought military help instead from Russia’s mercenary units, such as the private security company Wagner and its likely successor, Africa Corps. In December 2023, a United Nations...
Russian law officially bans mercenary service. Yet it’s been widely reported that Wagner and other shadowy private military groups operating out of Russia have sent soldiers to fight abroad in several conflicts. — Reuters contributed to this story. Watch: North Korea and Syria are growing close...
Osmayev took to video to confirm “real Chechens” continued to oppose Russia: “I want to assure Ukrainians that real Chechens are defending Ukraine today… These puppets fighting for Russia are a shame to our whole nation — we consider them only traitors” (Newlinesmag.com, March 3, 2...
served other interests and used other means. For the conflict with his most stubborn opponent, Great Britain, Napoleon needed a compromise with Russia and Austria and here the wishes of the Poles were naturally in the way. So he found a special task for them. The former freedom fighters woul...
Faso earlier this month announced a joint security force to fight the worsening extremist violence in their Sahel region. This follows steps taken by the juntas to step away from other regional and Western nations that don’t agree with their approach and rely on Russia ...
Chechen fighters haven’t been noticeably effective during the war so far. They earned a nickname as “TikTok battalions” from some critics for appearing to be more active on social media than in battle. The Kremlin may view them “as an untapped assault force that can restore Russia’...
Putin's War: The Battle For Ukraine Why is the Wagner Group in Ukraine? The Wagner Group is said to be used by the Russian government in conflicts where plausible deniability is required. The use of these mercenaries - described as "ghost soldiers" - also allows Russia more secrecy about...
"Sadc has been quite slow. Initially, the Mozambicans themselves just said this is just criminal activity and they could handle that themselves. Initially, they brought mercenaries - private military companies from Russia and then more recently from South Africa/Zimbabwe - because colonel Lionel Dyck...
For the conflict with his most stubborn opponent, Great Britain, Napoleon needed a compromise with Russia and Austria and here the wishes of the Poles were naturally in the way. So he found a special task for them. The former freedom fighters would help to re-establish slavery in French ...