Author Archives: David Isenberg

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 24, 2023

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 24, 2023 May 24, 2023 – Press ISW Download the PDF   Riley Bailey, Karolina Hird, Nicole Wolkov, Layne Philipson, and Frederick W. Kagan May 24,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Crimea Is Expanding Private Army Militias, Modeled On The Wagner Group

FOCUS: Russia-Ukraine War crimea Crimea Is Expanding Private Army Militias, Modeled On The Wagner Group Wagner-like military groups are being formed in Crimea. Are they preparing to fight the Ukrainian army?… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russia’s Wagner Group chief threatens to pull his mercenary army from fighting in Ukraine if war efforts continue to be ‘led by clowns who turn people into meat’

Russia’s Wagner Group chief threatens to pull his mercenary army from fighting in Ukraine if war efforts continue to be ‘led by clowns who turn people into meat’ Kelsey Vlamis Jun… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Evgeny Prigozhin claims 10,000 Russian convicts died in Wagner Group’s Bakhmut operation

Evgeny Prigozhin claims 10,000 Russian convicts died in Wagner Group’s Bakhmut operation 9:10 am, May 24, 2023 Source: Meduza In an interview with the pro-Kremlin political consultant Konstantin Dolgov, Evgeny Prigozhin… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Wagner Group head Evgeny Prigozhin calls on Russian defense minister to come to Bakhmut

Wagner Group head Evgeny Prigozhin calls on Russian defense minister to come to Bakhmut 3:14 am, May 12, 2023 Source: Meduza In a letter posted on Telegram Friday, Wagner paramilitary cartel… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Security forces will put a stop to it’ Meduza’s sources say the Kremlin is losing patience with Evgeny Prigozhin’s outbursts

Security forces will put a stop to it’ Meduza’s sources say the Kremlin is losing patience with Evgeny Prigozhin’s outbursts 11:32 am, May 10, 2023 Source: Meduza In recent weeks, Wagner… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Bruised kidneys and chemical burns How Wagner Group spent hours torturing a Russian soldier they mistook for a Ukrainian spy

Bruised kidneys and chemical burns How Wagner Group spent hours torturing a Russian soldier they mistook for a Ukrainian spy 10:13 pm, May 8, 2023 Source: Meduza Zaruyar Tetragrammaton’s personal archive… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Prigozhin: Commander of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense ‘presumably’ killed near Bakhmut

Prigozhin: Commander of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense ‘presumably’ killed near Bakhmut 11:02 am, May 2, 2023 Source: Meduza Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin says that Wagner artillery detachments destroyed an armored vehicle… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Former Wagner Group commander, who described killing children in Ukraine, brought in for questioning in Saratov

Former Wagner Group commander, who described killing children in Ukraine, brought in for questioning in Saratov 11:25 am, April 24, 2023 Source: Meduza Vladimir Osechkin, founder of the anti-corruption project Gulagu.net,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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‘Just a simple artilleryman, knee-deep in shit’: Prigozhin claims Putin spokesman Peskov’s son served in Wagner Group ‘manning an Uragan’

‘Just a simple artilleryman, knee-deep in shit’: Prigozhin claims Putin spokesman Peskov’s son served in Wagner Group ‘manning an Uragan’ 3:33 pm, April 21, 2023 Source: Meduza Wagner Group founder Evgeny… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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