JEMELKA, Petr. Agent FSB a žoldnéř Wagnerovy skupiny žádají ve Francii o azyl, na oplátku prý dosvědčí válečné zločiny. Novinky.cz [online]. BORGIS, 2022-10-15 [cit. 2022-10-15]. Dostupné online.

Dmitriy. "В боях в Сирии погиб уроженец Оренбурга Сергей Карпунин". geo-politica.info. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020 . Retrieved 12 December 2017. Utkin was a Russian military veteran. Before his involvement with the Wagner Group, he was a lieutenant colonel and brigade commander of a Spetsnaz GRU unit, [99] [10] [100] [101] and fought in the First and Second Chechen wars. Many sources name Utkin as a founder and the first commander of Wagner. [86] [102] Reportedly, Utkin was an admirer of Nazi Germany and the group was named from his alias "Wagner". [103] The European Union sanctions against the Wagner Group name Utkin as its founder and leader. [86] It is reported that Utkin was Wagner's military commander, responsible for overseeing its military operations, while Prigozhin was its owner, financier and public face. [86] According to Bellingcat, evidence suggests Utkin "was more of a field commander" and "was not in the driver's seat of setting up this private army, but was employed as a convenient and deniable decoy to disguise its state provenance". [103]Several days after Russian media reported that Russian PMCs were ready to fight against Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, [313] a source within the Wagner Group, as well as Russian military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer, reported Wagner contractors were sent to support armed forces of the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh against Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War as ATGM operators. [314] [315] However, Bellingcat reported that the Wagner Group was not present in Nagorno-Karabakh, pointing to the Reverse Side of the Medal (RSOTM) public channel, used by Russian PMCs, including Wagner. RSOTM posted two images and a song alluding to the possibility of Wagner PMCs arriving in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Bellingcat determined the images were unrelated. [316] A Russian news video claiming to show Serbian "volunteers" being training by the Wagner Group to fight alongside Russian troops in Ukraine has prompted outrage in Serbia. [320] Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vučić, reacted angrily on national TV, asking why the Wagner Group would call on anyone from Serbia when it is against the country's regulations. [320] It is illegal for Serbians to take part in conflicts abroad. [320] Other a b c d e f Korotkov, Denis (29 March 2016). Они сражались за Пальмиру (in Russian). Fontanka.ru . Retrieved 18 September 2017. Fontanka reported a conservative estimate of at least 73 dead by mid-December 2017, [91] 40–60 of which died during the first several months of 2017. [327] I myself cleaned the old weapons, figured out bulletproof vests and found specialists who could help me with this," Prigozhin added. 2:17pm: Ukrainians in occupied Melitopol fear Russian call-up

Archivovaná kopie. newsworld.co [online]. [cit. 2018-02-22]. Dostupné varchivu pořízeném z originálu dne2018-02-22. We are also looking at the possibility of making punishment harsher for Moldovan citizens (without Russian passports)... who are in the ranks of the aggressor's armed forces," she said. According to the Financial Times, the Wagner Group does not exist as a single incorporated entity, but instead as a "sprawling network of interacting companies with varying degrees of proximity to [Prigozhin's] Concord group" – such as Concord Management and Consulting and Concord Catering. This abstruse structure has allegedly complicated efforts by western governments to restrict Wagner's activities. [120]

Makaryan joined Wagner in 2016 and fought as part of the mercenary group during Russia’s intervention in Syria. He was reportedly injured in the Battle of Khasham, where hundreds of Russian mercenaries perished after US airstrikes against pro-Assad forces. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in an interview broadcast Sunday, confirmed reports that the United States has sent private warnings to Russia to steer clear of nuclear war. a b Иванов, Геннадий (17 April 2023). "Борьба за справедливость: ЧВК "Вагнер" изменила девиз на боевых знаменах - Петербургская газета" (in Russian) . Retrieved 25 August 2023. Russians dead in 'battle' in Syria's east". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020 . Retrieved 31 October 2019.

Wagnerovci obsadili další město, Voroněž. Echo24.cz [online]. 2023-06-24 [cit. 2023-06-24]. Dostupné online. Według szacunków Inicjatywy Medialnej na rzecz Praw Człowieka od września 2022 do czerwca 2023 roku doszło do co najmniej jedenastu wymian jeńców, głównie w okolicy Bachmutu. – Grupa Wagnera przekazywała jeńców i otrzymywała w zamian nie tylko swoich najemników, lecz również członków regularnej armii rosyjskiej, co stanowi kolejny dowód ścisłego powiązania Grupy Wagnera z rosyjskimi siłami zbrojnymi – wskazuje Katryczenko. Podkreśla, że sam prezydent Władimir Putinpotwierdził związek rosyjskiego państwa z Grupą Wagnera, mówiąc, że jest ona finansowana z rosyjskiego budżetu państwa. Pociągnąć Kreml do odpowiedzialności Aj vo vojne na Ukrajine už vagnerovci zaznamenali straty, podľa New York Times okolo 200 padlých. Celkové ruské straty Ukrajinci odhadujú na (zrejme prehnaných) 17200, no aj podľa Američanov Rusi do 29. marca už stratili vyše desaťtisíc vojakov. Moskva zatiaľ priznala smrť „iba“ 1351 vojakov, no reálne čísla budú násobne vyššie.

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Lithuania designates Russia's Wagner as terrorist organisation". www.lrt.lt. Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 14 March 2023 . Retrieved 14 March 2023. Ministři zahraničí států EU ohlásili sankce na ruské žoldnéře z Wagnerovy armády. ČT24 [online]. [cit. 2022-02-28]. Dostupné online. As a result of a large-scale fire and the detonation of ammunition, the evacuation of the civilian population was organised," the command said in statement on the Telegram. On 5 May 2023, Prigozhin blamed Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Gen. Valery Gerasimov for "tens of thousands" of Wagner casualties, saying "They came here as volunteers and are dying so you can sit like fat cats in your luxury offices." [189]

In April 2020, the Wagner-connected company "Meroe Gold" was reported to be planning to ship personal protective equipment, medicine, and other equipment to Sudan amid the coronavirus pandemic. [286] Three months later, the United States sanctioned the "M Invest" company, as well as its Sudan subsidiary "Meroe Gold" and two individuals key to Wagner operations in Sudan, for the suppression and discrediting of protesters. [287]

Everyone who is of conscription age should be banned from travelling abroad in the current situation," Sergei Tsekov, a member of Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, told RIA news agency. a b "Putin Wants to Win, But Not at All Costs". Bloomberg. 6 December 2017 . Retrieved 20 January 2018.