Tag: Wagner

I originally started writing this article on Wednesday morning with the news that General Sergey Surovikin had been removed from his position as commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), while also having still been missing from the public eye since the Wagner coup in June. As I will...

International Condemnations: Following the Niger coup, a number of concerns are raised internationally. The Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) joint suspension of ties with Niger, and the threat of possible use of force has come in hand with the withdrawal of British developmental assistance. It has also come...

In a post to his personal Telegram channel, Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin clarified figures on manpower and casualty numbers, which appears to be in response of claims that 30,000 Wagner PMCs joined the Russian military after last month's mutiny. According to Prigozhin: 78,000 Wagner fighters "passed through the Ukraine business...

Wagner troops continue their move into Belarus after their short-lived mutiny last month. According to a Belarusian activist group monitoring troop movements, over 100 vehicles displaying Russian flags and Wagner insignia entered Belarus on Monday, heading towards a field camp provided by Belarusian authorities. https://twitter.com/Jack_Mrgln/status/1680942897074454530?s=20 The convoy, made up of heavy trucks,...

Today the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the transfer, and posted footage showing equipment, vehicles, and ammunition of Wagner PMC mercenary group being turned over to the state military after an apparent failed coup last month by leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Although whether the coup, led by the long-time...

Over the course of this evening in Minsk local time, Belarusian dictator and illegitimately elected President Alexander Lukashenko made a number of notable comments about Wagner PMC group and about their involvement in an armed uprising led by Wagner leader and old Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin. First, he announced...