Members of Wagner mercenary group ‘guarding Russia’s shadow fleet through the English Channel’

The Independent World Wednesday 10 June 2026, 13:11 UTC By Bryony Gooch 1 min read

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Wagner is a state funded private military previously led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a coup against Putin

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