A former convict-turned-restaurateur, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s humble origins gave way to an astonishing, if unlikely, ascent.

The Mediazona data shows that in the first year of the invasion, most soldiers were from the regular Russian armed forces, including from elite divisions ... fighters from Wagner and other ...

A local branch of Russia's ruling party in the Murmansk region has come under fire for gifting meat grinders to the mothers ...

At the school, the masked former Wagner group fighter, codenamed “Raven”, posed with Ivan on stage for a photo. His comrade Yuri, a 39-year old soldier back from a mission near the Ukrainian ...

while 376 suffered serious life-changing injuries from the outpouring of violence by the discharged soldiers who are officially seen as "heroes" and the "new elite" in Russia. In one case ...

Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.

This piece intends mapping out some key development vis-à-vis Kyiv war with Moscow and the broader Trans-Pacific alliance. But first, some hard facts about the realpolitik. With the interconnectedness ...

and units in which soldiers served -- not only regular units, but also the now-defunct mercenary group Wagner and the military intelligence agency, known as the GRU. RFE/RL filtered and organized ...

The war in Ukraine was propped up by the Global elite ... Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed over 20,000 troops dead by May 25, 2023, and claimed Russian military had lost 120,000 soldiers ...