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PMC Wagner: Several Russian mercenaries killed by CAR rebels – media

At least one has reportedly been taken hostage.

18:45, 16.02.2021

Russia uses hybrid influence in Africa to put pressure on France – media

Russia has gained access in the CAR to the exploitation of mineral resources, including diamonds.

21:00, 29.12.2020

EU imposes sanctions against "Putin's chef" – journalist

Prigozhin has been sanctioned over the role of Wagner PMC in Libya.

16:05, 15.10.2020

Four members of Russia's PMC Wagner killed in helicopter crash in Libya – media

The helicopter was carrying Russian mercenaries and ammunition.

17:50, 23.09.2020

Lukashenko says would not extradite Russian mercenaries to Ukraine

He has also told how his son apologized to the Wagner PMC operatives before Belarus handed them back to Russia.

23:05, 08.09.2020

Ukraine intends to prosecute Russian mercenaries at national level, apply int'l tools

Belarus last month handed back to Russia a group of Wagner PMC troops despite Kyiv's pleas to extradite them to Ukraine to be tried for Donbas war crimes.

23:50, 07.09.2020

U.S. responds to Putin's allegations of trying to destabilize Belarus

The Russian leader earlier accused the U.S. and Ukraine of a joint effort to deploy mercenaries in Belarus to sow unrest.

18:50, 30.08.2020

Zelensky on alleged disruption of intel operation: "Nonsense"

The story about the "Ukrainian plot to lure and detain Wagner PMC troops" is a Russian hoax aimed at compromising Ukraine.

09:00, 21.08.2020

Advisor to President's Office chief dismisses as "fiction" reports on alleged disruption of classified intel operation

None of the leaders of the President's Office, including its chief, could or had any opportunity to postpone or cancel anything.

14:00, 20.08.2020

Ukraine has options to respond to Belarus handing PMC Wagner troops to Russia

These include a temporary suspension of cooperation on extradition issues.

12:40, 20.08.2020

Ukraine security, intel agencies say Wagner PMC story Russian setup

It was Russian media resources that first started spinning the version of Ukraine's alleged involvement in the deployment of Russian mercenaries in Belarus.

14:20, 19.08.2020

Ukraine decries allegations of "special operation" to arrest Wagner PMC troops as "fake story"

They were "invented by Russians, and the goal was to turn everyone against us," the official stresses.

11:40, 19.08.2020

PMC Wagner members explain why they arrived in Belarus

They claimed they had been offered a job in Libya and Syria.

20:55, 16.08.2020

Zelensky warns Minsk of "tragic consequences" of sending Wagner PMC troops back to Russia

God help the Belarusian authorities not to have another "Donbas" on their territory, Zelensky stressed.

13:40, 15.08.2020

Lukashenko makes "choice in favor of Russia": MFA Ukraine reacts to Wagner PMC fighters' extradition

Ukraine "has taken note" of Belarus' move.

23:00, 14.08.2020

Belarus hands 32 detained Wagner PMC mercenaries back to Russia

Earlier, Ukraine's authorities asked that a number of those apprehended near Minsk be extradited to Kyiv as part of a probe into crimes committed in the Donbas warzone.

20:45, 14.08.2020

Ukraine's chief prosecutor not officially invited to Belarus on PMC Wagner members' extradition

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on August 6 instructed to invite the prosecutors general of Ukraine and Russia to Belarus.

14:40, 14.08.2020

Ukraine sends requests to Belarus for extradition of 28 detained PMC Wagner members

All 28 detainees, including nine citizens of Ukraine, were notified they were charged with involvement in terrorism.

16:25, 12.08.2020

Lukashenko to invite Russia, Ukraine top prosecutors amid Wagner PMC probe

Earlier, Zelensky asked Lukashenko over the phone to extradite a number of the arrested mercenaries, who are believed to have also committed crimes in the Donbas warzone, fighting alongside Russian occupation forces.

13:35, 06.08.2020

Belarus promises to cooperate with Ukraine on suspected Russian mercenaries – media

Ukrainian authorities last week asked Belarus to extradite 28 people, including nine Ukrainian citizens.

18:58, 05.08.2020

Zelensky asks Lukashenko to extradite part of detained PMC Wagner mercenaries

The two presidents spoke over the phone on Wednesday.

16:05, 05.08.2020

Russia's Wagner mercenaries detained in Minsk claim were transiting to Turkey "to see Hagia Sophia"

So far, the suspects have been delivering contradictory testimony.

23:00, 02.08.2020

Ukraine to request extradition of 28 Wagner PMC troops from Belarus

The men are believed to have fought against Ukraine government forces in the Donbas warzone.

21:00, 31.07.2020

Belarus gives Ukraine list of detained Ukrainian members of Russia PMC Wagner

The Ukrainian authorities plan to establish their involvement in war crimes in Donbas.

12:20, 31.07.2020

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Belarus asks Ukraine to check detained Russian Wagner PMC members' criminal record

The Belarusian side has informed Ukrainian diplomats about the situation around the detention of Russian militants on its territory.

18:00, 30.07.2020

SBU to seek extradition of Ukrainians from Russian PMC Wagner detained in Belarus

At the same time, it is not yet known how many members of the group may be extradited.

14:35, 30.07.2020

Reuters: Belarus, Ukraine beef up border controls after detention of alleged Russian mercenaries

The move aims to prevent any attempts to destabilise the two countries

13:30, 30.07.2020

Ukraine wants extradition of Ukrainians from Russian PMC Wagner group detained in Belarus – NSDC

The move is expected to contribute to the normal relations between Ukraine and Belarus.

12:20, 30.07.2020

"Little green men" in Belarus: Dozens of militants detained near Minsk part of Russia's PMC Wagner – media (Video)

The group has recently arrived to "destabilize" the country amid the ongoing election campaign, officials say.

18:00, 29.07.2020

U.S. intel: Russia continues positioning military equipment in Libya via PMC Wagner

The U.S. assesses that Russia supplied Wagner forces operating in Libya with fighter aircraft, military armored vehicles, air defense systems.

23:40, 24.07.2020

Bloody trail of Russian military in Libya – media

UN mission monitors in Libya said they welcomed the decision to set up an investigation committee, and called on its members to study the sites of mass graves, identify victims, establish cause of death, and hand over the bodies to families.

13:20, 23.06.2020

U.S. accuses Russia of sending jets to Libya

Russian military aircraft are likely to provide close air support and offensive fires for the Wagner Group PMC that is supporting the Libyan National Army's fight, the report states.

15:40, 27.05.2020

Russian mercenaries evacuate from western Libya after Haftar losses

UN-recognized government forces have, with Turkish help, made sudden strides in recent weeks, seizing a string of towns, capturing the strategically important airbase, and destroying several Russian-made air defense systems.

14:20, 25.05.2020

New evidence published of Russian mercenaries torturing, killing Syrian man – media

Warning: This story describes graphic violence.

19:20, 22.04.2020

Libya requests Turkish military support

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier his country would send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month.

14:25, 27.12.2019

Ergodan says 2,000 Russian mercenaries deployed in Libya

The Turkish leader says Wagner PMC's presence in the war-torn country raises questions.

21:30, 25.12.2019

Libya urges U.S. to help end conflict as Russian role grows – Bloomberg

Interior Minister says Russia fueling war to extend influence.

10:00, 11.11.2019

Five Russian mercenaries killed in Mozambique ambush – media

The men were part of the notorious PMC Wagner.

12:20, 31.10.2019

Russian propaganda targets CNN reporter following exclusive reporting on country's secret army in Africa – media

CNN has discovered that Wagner now has hundreds of fighters operating on three different continents.

15:20, 15.08.2019

Barracks for Russian mercenaries built under guise of kids' camp

The base near Molkino was a transit point for Wagner PMC fighters before their Syria deployment.

13:30, 05.04.2019

SBU refutes fake report on "Ukrainian PMC" operating in Syria

Members of Wagner PMC terrorist syndicate have no citizenship. The only thing that unites them is their willingness to kill on Kremlin’s instructions and for its money, the SBU chief says.

19:45, 28.03.2019

Vega: New PMC in Syria with ties to Russia and Ukraine – CIT

Unlike the so-called "Wagner PMC," Vega does not engage in frontline operations, instead providing training to government troops and security to key facilities.

15:16, 28.03.2019

Mercenaries recruited to Russia's Wagner PMC in occupied Crimea – SBU

The newcomers were deployed in Sudan.

15:40, 21.02.2019

Ex-riot police operative suspected of murdering Maidan protesters allegedly killed in Syria

The man had reportedly been deployed there as part of the Wagner private military company.

09:00, 21.02.2019

U.S. General tells of Russian Wagner PMC presence in Africa

U.S. military commanders worry that Russia’s outreach is increasingly part of an effort to gain access to raw materials, like mineral deposits, as well as leverage.

09:00, 08.02.2019

Wagner PMC part of Russian military intel, IDs of "mercenaries" confirm – Ukraine security chief

The SBU head says peculiarities of the issue of travel passports for a group of troops that set off for Venezuela proves they are a "secret detachment of outsourced assassins hired by Russia's military intelligence."

20:00, 28.01.2019

Contractors of Russia's PMC Wagner beef up security for Venezuela's Maduro – media

Up to 400 contractors are reportedly in Venezuela now.

21:57, 25.01.2019

New evidence ties murder of three Russian journalists in CAR to "Putin's chef" – media

Witness accounts, call records, and other evidence point at the Russian trace in the elaborately orchestrated killings.

11:05, 11.01.2019

Russian mercenaries help put down Sudan protests – media

Earlier, the United States put the Wagner group on the sanction list over their participation in the Russian war against Ukraine.

15:15, 10.01.2019

No denial from Putin on Wagner mercenaries in Donbas

The Russian president says over a million people are employed in the field of "security."

17:50, 20.12.2018