The head of the Wagner Group of mercenaries has reportedly been killed in a plane crash, putting Russia’s internal security and the future of the controversial military unit in jeopardy.

By most accounts, Wagner was formed in May 2014, launched by around 10 or so people. The group’s charter, signed by Prigozhin and a man named Dmitry Utkin, called for a “director” to oversee ...

The Wagner Group is recruiting once again, according to Ukrainian media reports. Pavel, the son of Yevgeny Prigozhin, has taken over command of the fighters. The recruitment process has been ...

The Wagner Group, funded by the Kremlin, operated as an informal armed wing of Russia since 2014. They were present in Ukraine during the annexation of Crimea and operated in the Donbas region.

A compelling explanation is that Putin can’t do without the Wagner Group, Prigozhin’s army. With poor middle-level leadership and an inability to integrate all their capabilities into a ...

Thousands have protested plans of Central African Republic's president to run for a third term with the backing of ...

This research project, running between 2023 and 2024, aims to investigate the Wagner Group's expansion and its role as a hybrid entity - part mercenary, part paramilitary, and a tool of Russian ...