Tag: mercenaries
Wagner boss says mercenaries won’t fight in Ukraine, eyes Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin tells his Wagner mercenaries in Belarus that they will not fight in Ukraine and asks them to prepare for a “new journey to Africa”, a video appears to show. South Africa, host of this year’s BRICS summit, says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend. A member of the International Criminal Court, the African nation would have been obligated to arrest the Russian…
Wagner mercenaries say they control key Russian city as convoy heads towards Moscow – BBC News
Wagner mercenaries have taken control of a Russian city key to their war effort in Ukraine, with a convoy of their troops reportedly on route to Moscow. Rostov-on-Don, near the Ukraine border, is seemingly under Wagner control, after their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin called for a rebellion against the army. Key military facilities in the city of Voronezh – which is halfway between Rostov and Moscow,…
Who are Russia’s Wagner mercenaries leading the fight in Ukraine? | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
The US has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia’s Wagner mercenary group labeling the company a ‘transnational criminal organisation’ and accusing it of atrocities in Ukraine. Here’s a look at the Wagner mercenaries fighting for Russia: Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish…