Russia's military is copying the Wagner playbook of recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, with up to 10,000 signing up in April alone, UK intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Wagner Group boss says he's pulling his troops out of Bakhmut after posting an expletive-filled tirade against Putin's war chiefs

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A furious Yevgeny Prigozhin screams at Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov.
A furious Yevgeny Prigozhin screams at Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov.

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Wagner is 'desperate for manpower' and trying to poach regular Russian soldiers while feuding with their commanders, experts say

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Cadets of a military academy attend the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the private Russian military company Wagner Group, killed during the military conflict in Ukraine, in the Alley of Heroes at a cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia December 24, 202
Cadets of a military academy attend the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the private Russian military company Wagner Group, killed in Ukraine, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Decembe

Russia wants to ditch the Wagner Group and replace it with another private army that's easier to control, UK intel says

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Wagner mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (left).

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Wagner founder rejects claim that he is about to pull back from Ukraine, saying the group will fight there 'as long as our country needs us'

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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of fighters at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.

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Russia faces an 'exodus' of troops as prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine start to be pardoned and return home, says UK intel

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Cadets of a military academy fire a salute during the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the private Russian military company Wagner Group, who was killed in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.
Cadets fire a salute during the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a mercenary for the Wagner Group, who was killed in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 24, 2022.

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Unarmed Russian soldiers run into Ukrainian fire for the sole purpose of digging trenches or carrying ammunition. Those who refuse could be killed or imprisoned, report says.

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Two Ukrainian soldiers operating a gun.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at the frontline near Bakhmut on March 18, 2023.

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Russia's Wagner army is recruiting fighters on Pornhub in a desperate attempt to strengthen troops, report says

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A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks out of PMC Wagner Centre, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on November 4, 2022.

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Video appears to show Russian Wagner troops shooting their own comrade, shoving each other into enemy fire in chaotic trench battle

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Russian soldiers in the video of the trench fight in Bakhmut.
Soldiers in the video of the trench fight in Bakhmut, identified by Ukrainians

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Russian state media touts video of schoolchildren in Crimea drilling with rifles and training in hand-to-hand combat

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A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.
A split image showing a child in Crimea training with a rifle (left) and a group of children completing hand-to-hand combat training.

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