Wagner
Wagner Ends Convict Recruitment, Days After Fighters Filmed Beating Officer With Shovel
The notorious Russian mercenary group claims it has stopped using prisoners to fill its ranks fighting in Ukraine.
‘A New Level’: Reports Link Russian Mercenaries Wagner to Massacre of Civilians
An attack on the village of Moura in Mali, where Wagner has established itself, killed hundreds of people in 2022. Experts say the group’s apparent expansion is “disturbing”.
Someone Made AI Videos of ‘Americans’ Backing a Military Coup in West Africa
AI video generator Synthesia confirmed to VICE World News the “Pan-Africanist” video backing Burkina Faso's military rulers had been made using its software but would not reveal who had created them.
Who Will Win Vladimir Putin’s Game of Thrones?
A wild scramble for power and a deadly blame game are underway following the removal of “General Armageddon” as Russia’s top commander in Ukraine, analysts tell VICE World News.
Pro-Ukraine Hacktivists Claim to Have Hacked Notorious Russian Mercenary Group
The hacktivist group known as the Ukraine IT Army published a screenshot that showed the group hacked into a website allegedly linked to the Wagner group.
‘The Terror Was Palpable’: Inside Russia’s Notorious Mercenary Group
VICE World News gained unprecedented access to leaders of the Wagner group, a notorious private military company that has close ties to Vladimir Putin and his allies.
Europe Gets Tough With Russian Mercenary Group Wagner
Sanctions announced against the private military company which the EU says serves as an extension of Russia’s military were long overdue, NATO intelligence officials tell VICE World News.
Russian Mercenaries Are Raping and Murdering Civilians They’ve Been Hired to Protect
VICE World News uncovers evidence of Kremlin-backed gunmen gang-raping civilians in the Central African Republic and hiring hit squads to take out torture victims so their crimes are not exposed.
Wagner off X Factor Now Does Football Banter For A Living
Wagner will sing horrible songs about your least favourite football club for the cost of a Nando's dinner date for one.