#Russia, up to 15 years in prison and 5 million fines even for those who discredit the #Wagner group

De Pinto says he would have learned to #program earlier, and he knows #Wagner feels the same way.

De Pinto says he’s most proud of the #relationships the team has built. He’s been working with #Wagner for more than 10 years

De #Pinto’s story will be familiar to anyone in the BSV ecosystem. He and his partner, Dan #Wagner, started Haste to demonstrate the utility of Bitcoin

The founder of  #Russia’s #Wagner mercenary forces has said Bakhmut was “practically

Fear as #Wagner convict soldiers return from #Ukraine 😄😄😄😄😄

The US #Treasury imposes sanctions on the #Wagner group identifying it as a "significant transnational criminal organization".

The US #Treasury imposes sanctions on the #Wagner group identifying it as a "significant transnational criminal organization".

Ukraine's military said on Sunday its forces repelled an attack in the area of Blahodatne in the eastern part of the #Donetsk region, while Russia's #Wagner private military group said it took #control

Ukraine's military said on Sunday its forces repelled an attack in the area of Blahodatne in the eastern part of the #Donetsk region, while Russia's #Wagner private military group said it took #control

The US #Treasury imposes sanctions on the #Wagner group identifying it as a "significant transnational criminal organization".

The US #Treasury imposes sanctions on the #Wagner group identifying it as a "significant transnational criminal organization".

A former fighter with the #Wagner Group, who recently fled to #Norway to seek asylum, has been #arrested.

Norway arrests former #Wagner fighter #who escaped from #Russia

The United States is of the view that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of #Russia’s #Wagner Group, is interested in taking #control

A former fighter with the #Wagner Group, who recently fled to #Norway to seek asylum, has been #arrested.

Norway arrests former #Wagner fighter #who escaped from #Russia

who had also been in prison in #Russia and died last year fighting with #Wagner.

gozhin is trying to advance his own interest in Ukraine and #Wagner is making military decisions #based

US designates Russian #Wagner mercenary force a crime #organisation

This case echoes that of 23-year-old Zambian student Lemekhani #Nyirenda, who had also been in prison in Russia and died last year fighting with #Wagner.

When he left Wagner Group, the security office of #Wagner did a lot of things to find him and he was at risk of dying," #Mr Osechkin said.

Medvedev's lawyer in Norway, Brynjulf Risnes, told the BBC that Medvedev witnessed a host of war crimes - including seeing "deserters being executed" by the #Wagner Group's internal security #service

Much of the most intense fighting in Ukraine in the past six months has occurred in the Donbas, and #Wagner is believed to be #heavily involved in two of the bloodiest battle

Medvedev, likely induced by the prospect of a steady wage, signed a four-month contract on 6 July until 6 November. #Wagner recruits are reportedly paid around $10,000 (£8,186) per #month

As the conflict approached stalemate, and #Russia tried to fill the gaps created by mounting casualties, the #Wagner Group started to recruit heavily.

Two months earlier, the 26-year-old claims he deserted from the Russian mercenaries, the #Wagner Group. He was about to become the first of their troops to defect to the #West.

From: The Inside Story Podcast Why are states increasingly using mercenary forces? Mercenaries are being used more widely in conflicts despite a UN Convention banning them. From the #Russian #Wagner Group to...

Owen Matthews, author of Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine, said the #prominence of the #Wagner Group in the war is because its troops are “expendables