Yevge­ny #Prigozhin says he opened re­cruit­ment cen­tres in 42 Russ­ian cities to re­plen­ish ranks due to loss­es in #Bakhmut.

#Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on #Russia's Wagner group

#Prigozhin, Kremlin dismiss U.S. sanctions on #Russia's Wagner group

White House official says Wagner chief Yevgeny #Prigozhin wants to control salt and #gypsum from mines near Bakhmut.

According to the US’s Institute for the Study of War, Putin “is increasingly siding with” #Prigozhin’s rivals in high-level power #circles.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Friday that Wagner, controlled by Yevgeny #Prigozhin, a businessman close to Russian #President

Last September, Wagner head Yevgeny #Prigozhin was seen in leaked footage #outlining the rules of fighting