Articles tagged "mercenaries"

Ukraine’s counteroffensive lurches forward: Key moment looms as more forces committed -- Saboteurs blow up warehouse in occupied Crimea -- Russian forces aim to maintain control over land corridor into occupied Crimea -- Russia hits front-line Orikhiv with guided bombs -- and more

'Single best thing' for global economy is redoubling Ukraine support -- Loud explosions heard in occupied Luhansk, Berdiansk, Mariupol -- Russia shells 9 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring one -- Bulgarian president blames Ukraine for war, prime minister hits back -- and more

Why culture matters during war -- Ukraine concerned about Americans' alleged back-channel diplomacy with Russia -- Military allege Russia prepares to export stolen grain from occupied Ukraine to China -- Russian forces prepare for possible hostilities in Crimea -- Zelensky, Dutch PM discuss F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots -- and more

What is Russia’s Wagner Group and why does Moscow use it? -- Russian security services threatened families of Wagner leaders -- Ukraine confirms murder of two teenagers in Russian-occupied Berdiansk -- Military reports advances of 1.5 km in Melitopol direction -- and more

US intelligence knew Wagner was planning insurrection -- Russia comes to the brink of civil war: How we got here and what it means -- Jets belonging to Russian elite leave Moscow -- Loyalty of Russian security forces 'key factor' to how Prigozhin's 'rebellion' plays out -- Ukrainian troops advance in several directions around Bakhmut -- and more

Death toll rises in Russian strike on Dnipro clinic after more body fragments identified -- Reznikov reports 100% hit rate for new British-made cruise missiles Ukraine uses -- Over 100 Russian soldiers desert in occupied Lysychansk -- Lukashenko claims Russia will give nukes to any state that joins Union State of Russia & Belarus -- and more

Meet the anti-Kremlin militia behind the attack inside Russia -- First 20 Ukrainian pilots to enter F-16 training in UK -- Moscow and Minsk sign agreement on placing nuclear weapons in Belarus -- Russian shelling damages dam in Donetsk Oblast, flooding homes -- Defense Ministry confirms Ukrainian drone attack on Russian Black Sea warship -- and more

Prigozhin’s claim of capturing Bakhmut aimed at distracting from support for Ukraine -- Russia able to produce up to 67 missiles per month -- Ukrainians who took Russian passports under pressure will not be punished -- ICC slams Russian arrest warrant for top prosecutor, judges -- and more

Ukrainian 14-year-old girl released from Russian captivity -- How Ukrainian air defense denies Russia air superiority -- Powerful explosions reported in Russian-occupied Mariupol -- Ukrainian counterattacks near Bakhmut likely eliminated threat of Russian encirclement -- Russia's special forces reportedly deployed near Ukraine's borders for diversion activities -- and more

Why Russia relies on private militaries, like Wagner, for its war effort -- Russia relies on Kalibr type missiles to disrupt Ukraine counteroffensive -- Mothers of killed soldiers find meaning in helping war effort, refugees -- Polish Senate approves resolution on Ukraine's fast-track NATO accession -- and more

How Russia has attempted to erase Ukrainian language, culture throughout centuries -- Russian brigade flees Bakhmut -- Water deficit increasingly critical for Russian-occupied Donetsk -- UK preparing to give long-range missiles to Ukraine -- 37 countries hold summit on tribunal for Russian crimes -- and more

Russia moving to strategic defense after failed offensive -- Wagner mercenaries forcibly deport 4 children from Bakhmut -- Russia fighter jet accidentally fires ammunition in Russian city of Belgorod, injuring 2 -- US, Ukraine allies weigh near-total ban on exports to Russia -- and more