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The Russian mercenary group that just lost its high-profile leader also operates globally, from Ukraine to Africa.

Prigozhin was killed when his plane crashed north of Moscow on Aug. 23, Russian authorities have confirmed.

The mercenary chief who died in a plane crash outside Moscow was not Vladimir Putin’s only foe to suffer mysterious misfortune or death.

The MV-22B Osprey was carrying 23 U.S. Marine Corps personnel when it crashed Sunday off the coast of Darwin, in Australia’s Northern Territory, officials said.

Makeshift memorials for Prigozhin, who is presumed dead, showed his support across Russia in pro-war circles, despite Putin tarnishing him as a traitor.

Electricity cuts, food price hikes and border closures are hitting hard in the already impoverished country.

The head of the Wagner Group, he broke with the Russian autocrat in June and attempted a wartime rebellion. He is believed to have died at 62 in a plane...

These monster hunters have drones and a hydrophone. They’re not just people “with binoculars and a tub of sandwiches,” an organizer says.

Ukraine is still seeking ways big and small to choke off foreign funding to Russia — in part by shaming companies that continue to work in the country.

In the city of Sweida, rare demonstrations followed the government’s decision to cut fuel subsidies, a blow to people already dealing with hyperinflation and poverty.