Wagner

‘We Lack Ammunition’ — Russia’s Wagner Paramilitary To Leave Key Ukrainian City Of Bakhmut

May 5, 2023. by Philip Ibitoye

A Russian Wagner paramilitary soldier pictured as the group prepares to leave Bakhmut, Ukraine

Russia has been waging war in Ukraine since February 2022. For months, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have fought for control of the key city of Bakhmut in Ukraine. Russia had employed the help of a paramilitary outfit, Wagner, in its war to capture the city but it seems to be losing that support. Eko Hot … Read more

US Declares Russia’s Wagner Group ‘Criminal Organisation’

Jan 21, 2023.Jan 21, 2023. by Otunba T.J Abass

The US has declared Russia’s Wagner Group a “criminal organisation”. The Wagner Group has an estimated 50,000 fighters in Ukraine, 80 per cent of them drawn from Russian prisons. The US said Wagner group “is a criminal organisation that is committing widespread atrocities and human rights abuses”. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United States … Read more