A Yekaterinburg journalist who wrote about Urals fighters in the mercenary company Wagner has died after a fall from his fifth-floor apartment.
Russian Journalist Who Wrote About Wagner Mercenaries Dies Under Suspicious Circumstances
April 15, 2018
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Russian Private Military Companies Rapidly Growing Sector, Participants and Experts Say
February 24, 2018
Russian Private Military Companies Rapidly Growing Sector, Participants and Experts Say 2018-03-02 05:30:53 Photo via URA.ru from depositphotos.com Staunton, February 24, 2018 — Private military companies are a highly profitable growth sector because both the Russian government and business increasingly rely on them, their employees and outside experts say. And because of that, Duma members say, […]
Kremlin Spokesman Confirms Russian Mercenary “Wagner” Who Fought in Syria Was At Kremlin Awards Ceremony
December 15, 2016
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Dmitry Utkin, founder of the Wagner private military company was present at the Kremlin for the Fatherland Heroes’ Day military awards ceremony on December 9, 2016.
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Moscow Scrambling to Fill Ranks of Its Forces in Syria and Elsewhere
The Kremlin is having trouble filling the ranks of its forces on the ground in Syria and has been forced to take a number of steps that both reflect its desperation and may lay the groundwork for future aggression.
RBC Publishes Report Sourced in FSB and Military on Wagner Private Military Contractor with 2,500 Fighters in Syria
August 26, 2016
LIVE UPDATES: The Russian news service RBC has published an extensive report on Wagner, a private military contractor with 2,500 fighters deployed in Syria. They have also served in Ukraine. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The […]
Fontanka Finds Links Between Prigozhin’s ‘Kremlin Troll Factory,’ Wagner Military Contractor, and Attacks on Journalists
June 21, 2016
Fontanka reports attacks on journalists who found links between owner of the “Kremlin troll factory” and Wagner private military firm.
Col. Igor Strelkov
June 8, 2015
“They [volunteers from Russia] went to defend the Russian World, and were forced to defend regimes installed clearly with the help of the Kremlin, it is useless to deny that. And it is stupid to deny that, and pretend you’re simply a fool or an idiot, if you think that they were formed themselves.”
Ukraine Liveblog Day 215: Ukraine and Russian-backed Separatists Reach DMZ Agreement
September 20, 2014
Yesterday’s liveblog can be found here. An archive of our liveblogs can be found here. For an overview and analysis of this developing story see our latest podcast. Please help The Interpreter to continue providing this valuable information service by making a donation towards our costs. View Ukraine: April, 2014 in a larger map For […]
Mercenaries Fighting Abroad Now Face Up to Six Years in Prison
November 15, 2013
The following was published in the government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta. It suggests that Russian militants traveling to Syria to fight for the opposition could face a stiff prison term. Of course, the language in the Constitution does not specify which conflict foreign fighters would face penalties for participating in — nor which side of conflicts […]