"wagner-group"

Putin tasked Troshev with creating volunteer units for combat missions in Ukraine.

The BBC reports that a draft order set to be presented in Parliament will authorize the classification of Wagner's assets as terrorist property, permitting their confiscation.

Minister revealed that these sanctions focus on 20 individuals and 21 entities associated with Russia's military-industrial complex, along with 19 individuals and four entities within the Russian cultural and education sectors.

The meeting took place on June 29, just five days after Wagner fighters launched the short-lived mutiny on June 24.

The armed rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin fizzled out hours after the militia claimed to have taken control of Russian city Rostov-on-Don

Russia accused Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said that his men had crossed the border from Ukraine into Russia and were ready to go "all the way" against the Russian military.