Is Prigozhin's son running the Wagner group? Reports say 25-year-old Pavel Prigozhin has taken over the Wagner group. What does he plan to do with the mercenary outfit? Priyanka Sharma brings you a report.

Gravitas | Is Prigozhin's son running the Wagner group?

Russia as per reports plans to block Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and protocols that it deems a threat. As per Russian state news agency RIA report, only certain VPN networks face the threat of a ban.

Russia to ban VPN services 'identified as a threat'

To expand its military presence in eastern Libya a Bloomberg report says that the plan could lead to a naval base giving Russia a significant foothold on Europe's Southern doorstep.

Russia building on inroads made by Wagner

The Russian mercenary group Wagner has resumed recruiting fighters and is now being headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son Pavel, Russian media reported. The development was confirmed by 59.

Russian mercenary group Wagner is back, now under leadership of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son Pavel: Report

Germany wants Ukraine to begin formal talks on joining the European Union (EU) by the end of the year. Speaking at a conference in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Thursday said that she was confident that next month the EU would advance Kyiv's membership bid.

Germany bats for Ukraine's EU membership, says formal talks could get greenlit next month

Ukraine has endured the worst Russian shelling since the start of the year. As per Ukrainian officials, on Wednesday, more than 100 of the country's settlements were shelled by Moscow.

Ukraine endures 'biggest Russian attack since start of the year' with over 100 settlements targeted

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of stirring up the "deadly chaos" unfolding in the Middle East. He has also charged the West and Ukraine of stirring up unrest inside Russia.

Putin blames Ukraine and the West for airport riot; claims US behind 'deadly chaos' in Middle East

Trigger warning: Some readers may find the details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised In the Russian-occupied eastern Ukrainian town of Volnovakha, a family of nine, including minor children, have been found shot to death in their house.

Ukrainian family of 9, including two minors brutally slain by Russian soldiers

Vladimir Putin's arrival in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday marked his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March.

Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan for his first international trip since ICC arrest warrant

The Russia-Ukraine war has reached its 590th day. Amid the ongoing war, Ukraine has reportedly developed "invisibility cloaks" that will help hide the war-torn nation's snipers from Russian military thermal imagery cameras.

Ukraine develops 'invisibility cloaks' for its snipers. Here's how they work

The head of the Wagner Mercenary Group, died with nine other people when a plane flying from Moscow to St Petersburg crashed on August 23. Now, Prigozhin's son is set to inherit the fortune and Wagner or would Putin have his way and decide who will head the force.

Wagner leadership: Would Putin have his way? No unified leader for group as of now

Dmitry Zelensky, a Russian convict who gained notoriety for brutally murdering his girlfriend and putting her body in a meat grinder, has been pardoned after serving less than half of his 11-year prison sentence, when he returned after fighting against Ukraine, the New York Post reported.

Russian killer, who put girlfriend's body in meat grinder, granted pardon for fighting in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, was pictured on Friday meeting with one of the senior former Wagner mercenary group commanders and talking about the best way to utilize "volunteer units" in the battle in Ukraine. The conference emphasized the Kremlin's attempt to demonstrate that it had taken control of the mercenary group following its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin's June insurrection, which was put down when he and other senior commanders were killed in an August plane crash.

Russia-Ukraine War: Putin discusses Ukraine war with ex-Wagner commander Troshev

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the late Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's former aide the task of overseeing volunteer fighter units in Ukraine, as per a statement issued by the Kremlin on Friday (Sep 28).

Putin gives task of managing Ukraine volunteer fighters to ex-Prigozhin aide

It is 5 months since the civil war broke out in Sudan. But the brutality and mayhem that began on the 15th of April continues unabated. This week a video of two RSF soldiers standing in front of one of Khartoum's most iconic skyscrapers has gone viral. The skyscraper that towers over the Nile River has been reduced to a smouldering shell. The fact that cultural heritage sites of Sudan were being reduced to rubble in the Sudanese civil war is no secret. But what is new is the scale of the devastation that has come to light. At the same time, the street fighting in Sudan is also fast becoming a theatre for a proxy war. Between the Wagner mercenaries and the agents of the Ukrainian intelligence agencies. Now you may wonder what role do Russia and Ukraine have to play in the civil war in Sudan. Mohammed Saleh will get you more details.

Russia's Wagner mercenaries under attack in Sudan by Ukraine

Ukraine's public prosecutor, in collaboration with human rights lawyers, will soon submit a damning war crimes dossier against Russia to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Did Russia intentionally starve Ukraine? New war crime dossier to the ICC to provide damning evidence

A former commander of the mercenary group, Wagner, was arrested by the Norwegian police on suspicion that he illegally attempted to cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, his lawyer said on Saturday (September 23).

Former Wagner commander arrested in Norway for trying to cross border into Russia illegally

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is on a visit to the United States looking to shore up support and secure additional funding for his war-torn nation, was apparently denied the request to address a joint session of the US Congress.

Ukraine's Zelensky denied request to address joint session of US Congress

A bombshell CNN report has claimed that Ukraine could be behind a recent drone strike against a Wagner-backed fighter group in Sudan. CNN, quoting sources in the Ukrainian military, reported that ‘Ukrainian special services were likely responsible’ for a series of drone strikes against Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Ukraine ‘likely’ behind drone attacks on Wagner-backed forces in Africa: Report

A month after the death of Wagner Chief in a plane crash, Kremlin has moved to take direct control of the Wagner group's operations in the Central African Republic. In one of the first indications of what will happen to the late Wagner boss's foreign empire.

What's next for Wagner group in Africa?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin's big move amid suspense over Wagner Group's future Putin has ordered Wagner troops to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state.

Kremlin moves to take control of Wagner Group

Several weeks after the passing of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Russian paramilitary Wagner group, the UK has formally designated the outfit as a terrorist organization. After the injunction was approved on Friday, supporting or joining Wagner is now prohibited.

UK: Supporting Wagner is now a criminal offence

The United Kingdom on Monday accused the Russian military of targeting a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea with "multiple missiles". The attack reportedly happened last month, on August 24th.

UK claims Russia attacked civilian cargo ship in Black Sea port, Putin 'trying to win war he will not'

Kremlin has reacted after the UK announced that it would declare the Wagner group a "terrorist" organisation. Speaking with media personnel, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented that the Russian mercenary group does not legally exist in the first place.

'Legally, there is no such group...': Kremlin reacts as UK to declare Wagner a terror group

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