Wagner Group
Russian private military company
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| 2024 | Ukrainian advisor Mykhailo Podolyak suggests Prigozhin's death is a signal from Putin to Russian elites ahead of the presidential elections, warning against disloyalty. |
| 2024 | Wagner Group in Africa is merged into a new Africa Corps, placed under the direct control of Russia's Ministry of Defense, signaling a formalization of the group's military operations on the continent. |
| November 21 2024 | At least seven Wagner soldiers were killed by al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM in an ambush on a convoy in the Mopti region of Mali. |
| September 2024 | Rusich Group announced an official agreement with the FSB Border Service to strengthen the border and conduct intelligence activities in the Karelia region, specifically at Rättijärvi. |
| September 2024 | Wagner Group (now called 'Africa Corps') reportedly entered Equatorial Guinea at the request of President Teodoro Obiang, allegedly to help consolidate a potential power succession to his son 'Teodorín'. |
| August 2024 | Rusich posted a video of a severed head of a Ukrainian soldier mounted on a spike. Ukrainska Pravda reported a Russian soldier was ordered to cut off heads of four dead Ukrainian soldiers. |
| August 19 2024 | Rusich requested a Ukrainian prisoner for a human sacrifice, claiming it was for the autumnal equinox to 'encourage and strengthen the spirit of the new personnel'. |
| July 28 2024 | Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed or injured by Tuareg rebels during a battle at the commune of Tinzaouaten near the Algerian border. The Wagner Group confirmed casualties but did not provide a specific death toll. |
| July 22 2024 | Wagner mercenaries and Malian soldiers captured Inafarak in northern Mali after engaging with rebels. |
| April 2024 | A monument depicting Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner Group co-founder Dmitry Utkin was unveiled outside the Wagner Group's chapel in Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, located at the largest cemetery for Wagner mercenaries. The municipal government stated the monument was built on private property and did not require their authorization. |
| March 2024 | Wagner trained Azande Ani Kpi Gbe (AAKG) militia in Obo, subsequently deploying around 30 AAKG members to Ouham. |
| 2023 | Prigozhin was reported to have recently returned from a trip to Africa before the crash. |
| 2023 | Wagner Group explored potential expansion into Haiti, proposing to the Haitian government a plan to combat gangs. |
| December 2023 | The Blood Gold Report is published, revealing that Russia has earned approximately $2.5 billion from gold extraction and smuggling in Africa since the Ukraine invasion began |
| December 22 2023 | The Wall Street Journal reports that Nikolai Patrushev allegedly orchestrated Prigozhin's assassination by planning to insert a bomb under the plane's wing during pre-departure safety checks. |
| November 2023 | Announcement of the formation of an Africa Corps as part of the Russian Ministry of Defence, intended to absorb Wagner Group's personnel and activities in Africa. |
| November 14 2023 | The military, supported by Wagner, captured Kidal, with PMCs allowing local residents to take pictures and videos with them in their first public display in Mali. |
| November 13 2023 | Reports emerged that former Wagner Group inmates were being recruited by Rosgvardia, with messages indicating Wagner was officially becoming a Rosgvardia unit while maintaining its existing structure and commanders. |
| November 6 2023 | Kyiv Post released drone footage allegedly showing Ukrainian special forces attacking Wagner PMC soldiers in Sudan with an explosive projectile. |
| October 2023 | Pavel Prigozhin, son of Yevgeny Prigozhin, reportedly takes over command of the Wagner Group. |
| October 5 2023 | Putin discusses the Wagner Group plane crash at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, suggesting the passengers may have used alcohol or drugs and potentially caused their own demise. |
| September 2023 | A New York Times opinion piece by Sean McFate highlighted Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group operations in Africa as a mercenary business model targeting unstable regions with valuable resources. |
| September 29 2023 | President Putin appointed former Wagner Group commander Andrei Troshev (nom de guerre 'Sedoi'), a retired colonel, to oversee volunteer fighter units in Ukraine. |
| September 27 2023 | Ukrainian military reported around 500 Wagner Group fighters returned to fight in Donetsk Oblast, led by retired colonel Andrei Troshev. |
| September 12 2023 | The Malian military and Wagner Group restarted their advance from Anefif towards Kidal. |
| September 11 2023 | Russian media reported that Rosgvardia (National Guard) began recruiting former Wagner Group convicts who previously served in Ukraine. |
| September 9 2023 | CMA rebels shot down the Malian Air Force's only SU-25, and JNIM shot down a Wagner Group Mi-8 helicopter. |
| August 2023 | Yan Petrovsky was detained in Finland, with Ukraine requesting his extradition. Rusich Group issued an ultimatum to the Russian government, refusing to participate in combat until Petrovsky's release. |
| August 2023 | Two Russian citizens were detained in Poland for placing Wagner propaganda materials, including over 300 stickers and recruitment items, receiving 500,000 RUB from Russia for their activities. |
| August 29 2023 | Russia declines Brazil's offer of assistance in investigating the plane crash, citing it as a domestic flight. |
| August 27 2023 | The Russian Investigative Committee completed DNA analysis to officially verify the identities of all crash victims, confirming the deaths of Prigozhin, Utkin, Valery Chekalov, two Wagner veterans, two bodyguards, and the three flight crew members. |
| August 26 2023 | Following Prigozhin's death in a plane crash, Putin signs a decree ordering Wagner Group fighters to swear an 'oath of allegiance' to the Russian state. |
| August 25 2023 | Reported recovery of flight recorders from the Wagner Group plane crash site. |
| August 25 2023 | Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed speculation about Putin's involvement in the crash as an 'absolute lie', while also not ruling out the possibility of a premeditated crash. |
| August 24 2023 | Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a statement about Prigozhin, calling him 'a person with a complicated fate' who 'made some serious mistakes in life, but also achieved necessary results'. |
| August 23 2023 | An Embraer Legacy 600 business jet carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, and Valery Chekalov crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, approximately north of Moscow. The crash killed all ten people on board, including key Wagner Group leadership. Western intelligence suggested the crash was likely caused by an explosion. |
| August 23 2023 | Prigozhin, along with Wagner commanders Dmitry Utkin and Valery Chekalov, die in a suspicious plane crash in Russia, with Western intelligence suggesting a likely explosion. |
| July 24 2023 | The US sanctioned three Malian officials for facilitating the Wagner Group's operations in their country. |
| July 19 2023 | Prigozhin announced the Wagner Group would no longer fight in Ukraine. |
| July 4 2023 | The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE recognized Wagner as a terrorist organization and Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. |
| June 2023 | Wagner Group suggested plans involving the Chatham Islands, revealed during a television interview where a map with a colored pin marked the islands' location. |
| June 24 2023 | Prigozhin launches a rebellion, threatening to attack Russian forces and advancing on Rostov-on-Don, leading to criminal charges and an attempted arrest by the FSB. |
| June 24 2023 | Wagner mutiny is halted after an agreement is reached, offering mutineers options to sign with the Defense Ministry or withdraw to Belarus. |
| June 23 2023 | Prigozhin releases a video accusing the Russian Defense Ministry of lying about the justifications for the invasion of Ukraine. |
| June 23 2023 | Prigozhin leads Wagner Group in an armed rebellion against Russia, seizing Rostov-on-Don and heading towards Moscow, accusing the Defense Ministry of shelling Wagner soldiers. |
| May 2023 | Rusich posted on their Telegram channel about using drones to drop chloropicrin, a banned poison gas, on Ukrainian positions. |
| May 5 2023 | Prigozhin publicly blames Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of Staff General Valery Gerasimov for 'tens of thousands' of Wagner casualties. |
| April 2023 | Rusich Group posted a video on their Telegram channel showing a captured Ukrainian soldier being beheaded with a knife, threatening more such actions. |
| April 2023 | Clashes erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Some sources claimed Wagner Group provided surface-to-air missiles to the RSF, though this was denied by Prigozhin. |
| March 2023 | Moldovan Border Police detained and deported an alleged Wagner Group member at Chisinau Airport during a period of reported Russian attempts to potentially destabilize Moldova's government. |
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