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What to know about Russia’s Wagner mercenaries as they threaten to leave Ukraine’s front line
Mercenary chief makes cryptic but profane remark about Russian war leadership
By Andrew Osborn & Guy Faulconbridge
‘They’re dying so you can get fat in your offices.’ In graphic video, shouting obscenities, mercenary group leader condemns Russia’s military command for ammo shortages.
Putin ally vows to send troops to Bakhmut to replace Wagner's forces
By Jon Jackson
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‘Nothing left to grind the meat with’: Wagner boss threatens to withdraw from Bakhmut amid ammo shortage
By Mariya Knight & Josh Pennington
Wagner leader says his forces will leave Bakhmut; Bill Clinton says he foreshadowed Russian invasion
By Natasha Turak & Amanda Macias
Discord leaks show fight between Wagner chief Prigozhin and Russian military - The Washington Post
By Mary Ilyushina
Wagner Chief Appears to Backtrack on Threat to Pull Fighters From Bakhmut (Published 2023)
By Neil MacFarquhar, Matthew Mpoke Bigg & Andrés R. Martínez
Massive split in Russian military forces as Wagner vows to quit Bakhmut on May 10
By Veronika Melkozerova
Putin faces a deluge of bad news as Wagner says it will withdraw from frontline and Kremlin comes under attack
By Nick Paton Walsh
Wagner chief says his forces are dying as Russia’s military leaders ‘sit like fat cats’
By Brad Lendon, Uliana Pavlova & Josh Pennington
Wagner boss suggests his forces may stay in Bakhmut after threatening to withdraw
By Stephanie Halasz, Tim Lister & Christian Edwards
Russian ex-deputy defence minister joins Wagner as feud escalates, war bloggers report
By Felix Light
Surrounded by corpses, Wagner's Prigozhin blasts Russian defence minister in expletive-laden video
By Mark Trevelyan
Ukraine general: Russia hopes to capture Bakhmut by Tuesday, steps up fighting
By Lidia Kelly & Lisa Shumaker
Russia's mercenary boss deepens fog of Ukraine war while deflecting blame
By Andrew Osborn, Mark Trevelyan & Jonathan Landay
Russian mercenary chief says he's been told to stay in Bakhmut or be branded traitor
By Andrew Osborn
Russia's Wagner threatens to leave Bakhmut, Ukraine says mercenaries reinforcing
By Caleb Davis & Felix Light
Russian mercenary chief says fighters to leave Ukraine's Bakhmut to 'lick wounds'
By Felix Light, Caleb Davis & Andrew Osborn
Wagner group signals it will stay in Bakhmut after Prigozhin threatened to pull forces
By Lidia Kelly, Hugh Lawson & Dan Peleschuk
Russia-Ukraine war live: Wagner group head says he has been promised more ammunition – as it happened
By Christy Cooney, Adam Fulton & Joe Middleton
Wagner head says forces to leave Bakhmut next week – as it happened
By Harry Taylor, Rebecca Ratcliffe & Martin Belam
May 5, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news
By Sophie Tanno, Matt Meyer & Adrienne Vogt