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Fact-check: Why are certain Wagner graves being destroyed in Russia?

One particular video accused the Kremlin of attempting to erase the memory of Wagner soldiers after the sudden death of the group's boss Yevgeny Progizhin in a plane crash.

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Authorities in Mali are under pressure to end these violations and hold those responsible to account.

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"I always carried three grenades, two for the enemy and one in case I had to commit suicide," he told Euronews. "I refused to become a prisoner of war".

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Research published by Logically found Wagner recruitment information posted in 16 languages including Vietnamese and Polish.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin argued his mercenary force does not have the personnel needed to topple the Kremlin.

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The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said on Thursday his troops have started transferring their positions in the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut to the Russian military.

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Russia's Wagner mercenary group often hits the headlines. But who are the country's other guns for hire? And what are they doing?

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Yevgeny Prigozhin said his forces haven't received enough artillery ammunition supplies from the Russian military since Monday.

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During the hourlong confessions, ex-Wagner commanders recounted details of killings around Bakhmut and Soledar.

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A video of soldiers brandishing a Turkish flag has gone viral on social media with some claiming that the men are mercenaries sent to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine.

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The group has been accused of committing human rights abuses in Ukraine, Africa and Syria.

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Three Britons, a Swede and a Croat are accused of fighting with the Ukrainian army as mercenaries, and some could face the death penalty.

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Satellite images purport to show soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi military base.

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