Wagner Group mercenaries are being butchered in Ukraine, but US intel expects them to keep stirring up trouble elsewhere on Russia's behalf

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Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the 'PMC Wagner Centre', which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Nov.

Ukraine sees bloody battle for Bakhmut as chance to wipe out Wagner's army of convicts

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Ukrainian soldiers near Bakhmut stand near a howitzer.
Ukrainian servicemen fire with a 105mm howitzer towards Russian positions near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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McCarthy refuses Zelenskyy's invitation to visit Kyiv, reiterating that he's against 'blank checks' for Ukraine

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters outside of his office in the US Capitol Building on March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Russia and Ukraine's deadliest battle is starting to look like Stalingrad 'without the importance,' expert says

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Soviet soldiers on the attack in Stalingrad in February 1943.

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Russia will have to rely on nukes, cyberattacks, and China since its military is being thrashed in Ukraine, US intel director says

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Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

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Fox News cut out Trump saying he might let Russia take over areas of Ukraine as part of peace deal

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Donald Trump (L) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands before attending a joint press conference in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018.

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Pro-Ukrainian group blew up controversial Russian gas pipelines, but it's unclear who sent them, reports say

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Nord Stream pipeline leak

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Before-and-after photos show how Russia's invasion reduced a Ukrainian city to a post-apocalyptic wasteland

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A composite image shows the main street through Marinka, Ukraine. Left is a satellite image taken in February 2022, just before Russia's full-scale invasion began, when most of the city was still standing. To the right is drone footage from March 2023 showing widespread devastation.

Zelenskyy vows to find Russian killers after horrific video appears to show them shoot a POW for shouting 'Glory to Ukraine'

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference on the first year of the Russia's invasion on Ukraine in Kyiv, Ukraine on February 24, 2023.

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The battle for Bakhmut is getting so close that 'fistfights have been happening,' Ukrainian soldier says

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Ukrainian soldiers on the outskirts of Bakhmut on January 14, 2023.

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