Yevgeny Prigozhin

U.S. Media

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30 days

Summary

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Bottom Line Up Front
This is the Yevgeny Prigozhin narrative, driven by 15 sources in U.S. Media, amplifying 20 narrative items.

This brief explores the legacy of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner Group one year after the group's significant march toward Moscow. It highlights contrasting narratives surrounding Prigozhin, with some viewing him as a patriot while others focus on the darker aspects of Wagner's operations in Ukraine. Additionally, the brief discusses the Kremlin's intensified control over information and recent developments concerning Russian military officials in the wake of ongoing conflicts and troop losses.

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National Interest
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19fortyfive.com
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CNN
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Voice of America
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American Military News
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Foreign Affairs
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Foreign Policy
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War on the Rocks
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WTOP
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WDIV Detroit
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Measures taken by the Kremlin to isolate Russia from external information.

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The Bulwark
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One Year Later, the Prigozhin Mutiny Still Leaves a Mark
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner mercenary group, was leading a march toward Moscow in June 2014. He agreed to stand down in a deal negotiated by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, with security guarantees for the Wagner chief and his men. Many people- including opposition leader Alexei Navalny- still alive and in prison- struck out to defend the mutiny.
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CNN
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Two Russians claiming to be former Wagner commanders admit killing children in Ukraine | CNN
Two Russians claim to be former Wagner Group commanders admit killing children in Ukraine. The claims were made in video interviews with Gulagu.net, a human rights organization targeting corruption and torture in Russia. In the video interviews posted online, former convicts Azamat Uldarov and Alexey Savichev described their actions in Ukraine, during Russias invasion. CNN cannot independently verify their claims or identities in the videos.
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OpsLens
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Fights For The Future
Mark Galeotti, author of Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, And The New Fight For The Future Of Russia, joins host Steve Gutterman. What do Western elections and new support deals mean for Ukraine? And a year later, how is the Wagner mutiny still reverberating across Russia and beyond?
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National Interest
nationalinterest.org
Putin's Digital Crackdown: Russia's Growing Information Bubble
The Kremlin has intensified its control over digital communications, aiming to isolate Russia from external information amid the ongoing Ukraine war. This move seeks to prevent public dissent, especially after last summer's close call when Wagner Group mercenaries nearly reached Moscow. The measures are designed to enforce government narratives and create a climate of fear.
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Voice of America
voanews.com
Russian court orders general under house arrest on fraud charges
Russian court orders general under house arrest on fraud charges. Major General Ivan Popov was relieved of his duties last year after complaining about problems faced by his troops in Ukraine. Popov, who had commanded the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, was arrested in May along with several top military officials, including former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov.
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WDIV Detroit
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Russian court orders house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges
Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov was ordered to be placed under house arrest until at least Oct. 11 by the 235th Garrison Military Court. Popov, who had commanded the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, was arrested in May along with several top military officials, including former Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov.
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WTOP
wtop.com
Russian court orders house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges - WTOP News
Russian court orders house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges. Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov was ordered to be placed under house arrest until at least Oct. 11 by the 235th Garrison Military Court. Popov, who had commanded the 58th Guards Combined Arms Army, was arrested in May.
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American Military News
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New mortality report shows Russian war deaths in Ukraine exceed 71,000
New mortality report shows Russian war deaths in Ukraine exceed 71,000. The June 27 report was the latest effort by journalists and nongovernment groups to come up with a plausible estimate of Russian casualties. Neither the Kremlin nor the Defense Ministry has released any official casualty figures since September 2022.
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Foreign Policy News
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Putin and the siloviki - Foreign Policy News
The KGB (Komitet Gosudrstvennoy Bezopsnosti), was the name of the Intelligence Agency (equivalent to the CIA) as well as the main agency of the USSRs secret policy from 1954 to 1991. Bakatin defined the KGB as a vicious state within a state and was charged by Gorbachev with cleansing the KGB of officers averse to Glasnot and Perestroika.

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