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An alleged Russian mercenary involved in the full-scale war against Ukraine has perished in a fire at a nightclub n the Russian city of Kostroma, Ukrainian journalist Denis Kazansky said on Telegram on Nov. 6.

Brazen claim by Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who also leads Wagner mercenaries fighting in Ukraine, signals how Russian president's supporters see multifront war with U.S.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin, known as "Putin's chef," is increasingly playing a critical role as the next phase of Russia’s war in Ukraine rolls on.

The "Otherworld" podcast plays to resurgent interest in the supernatural.

UKRAINSKA PRAVDA - TUESDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2022, 10:30 The Security Service of Ukraine have eliminated two groups of saboteurs of the Wagner private military company (PMC) in Kharkiv Oblast who tortured Ukrainians; a captured commander of one of these groups provides intelligence information for Ukraine's special services.

The army captain who announced Friday's takeover says the ousted leader is planning a counter-attack.

Minnesota's Farmington High School assistant principal Laura Wagner called parents opposing genderless homecoming awards "keyboard warriors."

A senior US defense official also said the Russian mercenary Wagner Group, which is also fighting in Ukraine, is having its own recruitment problems.

The Kremlin-linked Wagner Group has taken to recruiting soldiers from Russian prisons to join Russia's forces in the war in Ukraine.

A battle between two of the top ten teams in KSAT 12's Top 12 is the 'Big Game' in tonight's Big Game Coverage for Week 4 of the high school football season.

The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary company Yevgeny Prigozhin has recruited a cannibal to send to war against Ukraine, the head of the Russia Behind Bars foundation, Olga Romanova, said on Sept. 14.

Yevgeniy Prigozhin offered prisoners their freedom in exchange for six months service in Ukraine.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company, offers the men a pardon after six months of fighting — if they make it back alive.

Lightning delays and overtime thrillers flooded Week 3's high school football slate, as Brennan took control of District 29-6A with a rout of Harlan, Jourdanton outlasted Pleasanton in a five-overtime classic, and Churchill edged Madison in double overtime in a game that ended well past midnight.

San Marcos was one play away against Wagner.The Rattlers battled back after being down 10 with just over five minutes left in the game, starting with a 39-yard connection from senior quarterback Isaia[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] Sports San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Texas high school football season is upon us! KSAT 12's Andrew Cely breaks down the three biggest matchups to stream live on the BGC App Friday night, featuring Brandeis vs. O'Connor, Wagner vs. Liberty Hill and Sotomayor vs. LEE.

AFP via GettyNearly six months into Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine, it appears Vladimir Putin has pinned his hopes for claiming victory on a self-described “organized crime syndicate” that is now trawling prisons for cold-blooded killers and deploying mercenaries to straighten out fed-up troops.That’s according to several explosive new reports out Thursday by the independent Russian investigative news outlets iStories and The Insider, both of which uncovered disturbing new details about the

Russian and Ukrainian sources say a Wagner group base was hit in Popasna, Luhansk region.

U.N. experts say in a new report that Malian armed forces allegedly carried out an operation with “white-skinned soldiers” near the border with Mauritania in March, shooting and burning at least 33 civilians in one of several operations where the country’s ruling military appeared to work closely with likely Russian mercenaries

Russia has used private mercenaries from the Kremlin's shadowy private military to reinforce its depleted frontline, British intelligence said Monday. In its daily intelligence update, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense said that members of the Wagner Group had "almost certainly" participated in fighting — especially in the cities Popasna and Lysychansk, which were captured by Russian forces this month.

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ROMAN PETRENKO - MONDAY, 20 JUNE 2022, 09:46 During the interrogation of a Russian pilot captured by Ukrainian forces on 18 June, the pilot revealed that he was a mercenary working for the Wagner private military company and that he was being paid a wage of 200,000 roubles [approximately $3,500 - ed.

Ukraine’s army has destroyed a base used by mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner private military company in the Russian-occupied town of Kadiivka (formerly Stakhanov) in Luhansk Oblast, the region’s governor said on June 10.

U.N. experts say in a new report that Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law

Documents, imagery and witness accounts point to a heightened Russian presence in Mali, where the military government is locked in a bloody war with extremists. Profits from the Wagner Group flow back to Moscow, helping prop up Vladimir Putin’s government at at time of growing economic isolation over its war in Ukraine.

At the Met in New York, an in-depth look at Carpeaux’s “Why Born Enslaved!”, a marble bust depicting an enslaved woman.

The Ukrainian military is conducting a "manhunt" of Kadyrovtsi in Kharkiv Oblast, the personal troops of Chechen warlord Ramzam Kadyrov, a vassal of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, said local SBU official Lieutenant Colonel Roman Dudin, in an interview with the ArmyInform news agency published on May 11.

Stress and time management take on a whole new meaning at the end of the spring semester, a time when most students are wrapping up their classes while simultaneously solidifying their summer plans. The idea of securing a job or internship for the summer can be daunting. However, once secured, the excitement for hands-on experience...

Islamic extremist rebels in Mali linked to al-Qaida say they have captured mercenary fighters from Russia’s Wagner Group in fighting earlier this month

Islamic extremist rebels in Mali linked to al-Qaida said they have captured mercenary fighters from Russia's Wagner Group in fighting earlier this month. It's the first time that Mali's extremist rebels known as JNIM have claimed to capture Russian fighters. The Wagner Group fighters were seized in the first week of April in the mountainous Segou region of central Mali, said the JNIM statement, which called the fighters “criminals.”

When abuses were reported in recent weeks in Mali — fake graves designed to discredit French forces; a massacre of some 300 people, mostly civilians — all evidence pointed to the shadowy mercenaries of Russia's Wagner Group. The Wagner Group passes itself off as a private military contractor and the Kremlin denies any connection to it or even, sometimes, that it exists.

Bashir Mason is looking forward to the challenge of taking over at Saint Peter’s after its incredible run to the Elite Eight.

The Wagner Group is a shadowy Russian mercenary organisation which has been active across the world.

At a concert in Los Angeles, works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich show the limits of nationalism and the ambiguous power of the individual musical voice.

Dinah Bowman has made a name for herself in Portland and the world with her artwork.

Social media channels and private messaging groups are being used to recruit, the BBC has learned.

Soprano Anna Netrebko added to her list of cancellations, withdrawing from a new production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” at the Metropolitan Opera that is among seven new stagings the company announced for its 2022-23 season.

The United States and France are criticizing mercenaries in the Central African Republic from the Russian security company Wagner, accusing them of executing civilians, attacking U.N. peacekeepers and targeting predominantly Muslim communities

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyABUJA, Nigeria—The infamous Wagner Group—run by one of President Putin’s closest associates—is pulling dozens of battle-hardened mercenaries out of Africa to send them to Eastern Europe where Russian forces are threatening Ukraine, The Daily Beast has learned.According to two senior military officers in the Central African Republic (CAR) unprecedented numbers of Wagner mercenaries left the country for Eastern Europe in January and more a

BARBARA DEBOUTABUJA, Nigeria—Prince Ngoma was just about to depart a mining site in Central African Republic’s (CAR) eastern village of Aïgbado when heavily armed Russian mercenaries in a pickup truck drove in, opened fire, and burned down the houses in the area.“They didn’t speak a word to anyone, only their guns did the talking,” said Ngoma, who was only there to meet a friend. “I saw people screaming and falling on the ground. It was only by luck that I survived.”For about 20 minutes at aroun

Freshman point guard on the girls basketball team is making moves early in 2022.

Wagner mercenaries have died fighting alongside pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and in a bloody battle with U.S. forces.

During a performance of 'Escape to Margaritaville' at Shea's Performing Arts Center, attendees were greeted by a surprise, Jimmy Buffett himself!

At the end of the regular season, six teams from the greater San Antonio area finish with undefeated records: Brennan, Steele, Johnson, Alamo Heights, Shiner and Carrizo Springs.

David and RJ are interacting with the fans, band members, cheerleaders and students who are part of the atmosphere that makes Friday nights great.

A frantic search is ongoing for 12 boys and their soccer coach after they were last seen venturing into a cave in Thailand.

David and RJ are interacting with the fans, band members, cheerleaders and students who are part of the atmosphere that makes Friday nights great.

District 27-6A play kicks off with a huge showdown between the undefeated Smithson Valley Rangers and the Wagner Thunderbirds.

The annual Peanut Butter Bowl, held in every high school football season since 2016 as a food drive to collect peanut butter and combat chronic hunger, has expanded to 10 games and 20 different teams this season including a pair of Austin schools.

KSAT 12's Big Game Coverage previews arrive at Brandeis High School, where new head coach Charles Bruce welcomes back 16 starters from a squad that finished 6-3 overall, 5-3 in District 28-6A last season.

A Samsung tablet obtained by the BBC unveils chilling details of how mercenaries fought in Libya’s war.

The United States, Britain and France are accusing Russian mercenaries of operating alongside Central African Republic forces and committing human rights violations against civilians and obstructing U.N. peacekeeping

After leading the Wagner Thunderbirds to a pair of state semifinal appearances in 2018 and 2019, head coach Charles Bruce is leaving the program to assume head coaching duties at Brandeis High School.

A 14-year-old student in Florida says she was recently singled out by a teacher, who remarked that her outfit was too revealing and that she was "letting them hang out for the whole world to see," according to a report Tuesday.

Two days after Orange County's top health official laughed at GOP lawmaker Don Wagner for asking if vaccines have tracking devices, Wagner told The Post he did it to debunk virus "myths."

Wagner alumna and Stanford grad Kiana Williams is excited to start her professional basketball career with the Seattle Storm, where she can learn from WNBA legend Sue Bird and former San Antonio Silver Stars coach Dan Hughes.

After finishing her college career at Stanford with a national title in her hometown, San Antonio native Kiana Williams was officially drafted 18th overall by the Seattle Storm in this year's WNBA Draft.

As she prepares for the upcoming WNBA Draft, Stanford senior and Wagner alumna Kiana Williams takes a moment to reflect on the moments immediately after she became a National Champion last weekend in the Alamodome.

SCHERTZ – For the first time in three years, the South San boys basketball team is heading to the playoffs after defeating both Wagner and Smithson Valley on the final day of the regular season to clinch District 27-6A’s final playoff berth.

WATCH: It ain't over till it's over! @WagnerboysBball's Jasean Jackson (@jjack_210) converts a 4-point play to send their game against @SamuelClemenBB into overtime & @DavonteDurst hits an enormous three in Double OT to lift the T-Birds to a thrilling 70-65 win! #KSATsports pic.twitter.com/o7XIAcD6Nc

SAN ANTONIO – The City of Converse and Judson ISD honored those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, with a stair climb at D. W. Rutledge Stadium. The stair climb began following a brief remembrance ceremony Friday morning. The stair climb was closed to the public due to COVID-19, and participants started in waves. Also on Friday, a special wreath-laying ceremony to honor LTC Karen Wagner will be held at Fort Sam National Cemetery. Wagner, who graduated from Judson High School in 1979, died at the Pentagon during the attack.

SAN ANTONIO – The University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee has turned down an appeal by former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles and former Wagner running back L.J. Butler to play football for the Judson Rockets this season. After hearing testimony via Zoom on Tuesday afternoon from the players' parents, athletic directors, principals and both of their former head coaches, the committee determined that both players had transferred to Judson primarily for athletic purposes. Battles enrolled in Judson last February after leading the Broncos to the UIL State quarterfinals in each of the last two years, while Butler transferred in June after developing into one of the Thunderbirds' primary offensive weapons. The District Executive Committee for District 27-6A voted unanimously against both players suiting up for Judson on Aug. 12.

UIL denies star football players' appeal for transfer to JudsonPublished: September 8, 2020, 6:11 pmThe University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee has turned down an appeal by former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles and former Wagner running back L.J. Butler to play football for the Judson Rockets this season.

In this photo taken from video released by Belarusian KGB, State TV and Radio Company of Belarus on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, Belarusian KGB officers detain Russian men in a sanitarium outside in Minsk, Belarus. (Belarusian KGB, State TV and Radio Company of Belarus via AP)MOSCOW The Kremlin demanded Friday that Belarus quickly release 33 Russian private security contractors it detained on terrorism charges, dismissing accusations of plots during the Belarus presidential campaign as bogus. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia expects Belarus to quickly free the detainees. He frequently accused the Kremlin of harboring plans to incorporate Belarus with Russia and vowed to resist them. Belarus election officials have blocked his two main challengers from being registered to run against him.

SAN ANTONIO After her junior season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wagner grad and current Stanford senior Kiana Williams has been diligently training at home in San Antonio in preparation for her senior season. MORE INSTANT REPLAY FEATURES

UNIVERSAL CITY As he prepares for his first season with the Judson Rockets, running back L.J. Butler discusses his difficult decision to leave Wagner. Wagner will compete against Judson in District 27-6A. Butler is the second high-profile player to transfer into Judson this offseason, alongside former Brandeis quarterback Jordan Battles. MORE LOCAL FOOTBALL COVERAGEBrackenridges Willie Hall preparing for final season as head coachYMLA Lions preparing for first varsity football season

Wagner, Cole basketball teams honored by UIL with State Championship trophyPublished: June 11, 2020, 11:40 amWith the boys state basketball tournament officially canceled, the UIL honored all of the remaining qualifiers, including the Wagner Thunderbirds and Cole Cougars, with trophies.

Wagner QB Isaiah Williams builds practice net from scratch with his grandfatherPublished: June 8, 2020, 1:24 amDue to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Wagner quarterback Isaiah Williams has had to get creative to stay in shape. With help from his grandfather, Williams built his own practice net from scratch and now has a means of training for both football and baseball.

SAN ANTONIO Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Wagner quarterback Isaiah Williams has had to get creative to stay in shape. With help from his grandfather, Williams built his own practice net from scratch and now has a means of training for both football and baseball.

SAN ANTONIO – With the coronavirus pandemic closing the majority of training facilities across the country, Wagner high school quarterback Isaiah Williams and his grandfather decided to build a practice net in their backyard in order to continue preparing for the upcoming season.

CONVERSE, Texas – Recent Wagner graduate and guard, Isaiah Kennedy, signed his National Letter of Intent Wednesday to continue his academic and athletic pursuits at Cameron University located in Lawton, Oklahoma.

SAN ANTONIO – For the second week in a row, a Wagner basketball player commits to play college basketball next season. This week, it’s senior Braelon Seals, who’s heading to Blinn College where he plans on studying Kinesiology with the goal to become a basketball coach.

SAN ANTONIO – In boys hoops, Wagner tops Atascocita to win the South San Tournament, while the Veterans Memorial girls battle a tough Amarillo squad in the NEISD Tournament Championship Game.

Two of San Antonio’s best teams meet in the third round of the high school football playoffs, as undefeated Harlan takes on 11-1 Wagner in the Alamodome.

KIRBY, Texas - A Kirby 17-year-old Life Scout with Troop 1412 is hoping to inspire others to be positive problem-solvers after someone vandalized his community service project Monday. Anthony Quiboloy spent at least 20 hours creating large concrete foundations in a park near the Kirby Senior Center. "There was trash around here, and I didn't really like that, so we did trash can slabs to go with it." Over the weekend, Quiboloy, his family, volunteers and others in his troop worked on measuring, building and pouring the slabs. Jessica Wagner, Quiboloy's mother and the advancement coordinator for the troop, said the project was expensive and exhausting all around.

SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 9 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Clemens' Jackson MaciasSteele's Wyatt Begeal and Daryn McKnightJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezBrandeis' Jordan BattlesWagner's Isaiah Williams and Joerell ButlerReagan's Zane RabaSouthside's Aaron MartinezHarlan's Kannon Williams and Jacory LoganBoerne Champion's Bowen FjordHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

The District 13-5A Division I title will be on the line Friday night as Wagner and Veterans Memorial put their undefeated district records on the line at Rutledge Stadium. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

The District 13-5A Division I title will be on the line Friday night as Wagner and Veterans Memorial put their undefeated district records on the line at Rutledge Stadium. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 8 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Steele's De'Quavion ThomasBrandeis' J. Nova RangelJohnson's Ty Reasoner and Justin RodriguezWagner's LJ ButlerSouthside's Michael Hernandez and Caleb CamarilloJohn Jay's Xadrian HuertaRoosevelt's Rashod OwensAlamo Heights' Aaron ProctorChampion's Luke BoyersSmithson Valley's Luke GombertHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Check out some highlights from Week 6 of the high school football season featuring some of our 2019-20 KSAT Elite 12 recruits. This week we have plays from:Wagner's Joerell BrownAntonian's Devin Grant, Locke Lynd and Khalil WarfieldPoth's Kolton JamesSouthwest Legacy's Marcus CantuHere's the full list of senior players who made this year's KSAT Elite 12. Go here for the latest high school football coverage with our Big Game Coverage section. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO - Catch all of the local highlights from Thursday night of Week 4 of the 2019 high school football season, including O'Connor vs John Jay, Wagner vs Lanier, Clark vs Brandeis and Boerne vs Harlandale. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

District play heats up with a trio of showdowns between top teams in the area, as Kerrville Tivy knocks off Wagner, Reagan sweeps Churchill and Clemens rolls past Steele. Copyright 2019 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Veterans Memorial’s first season of play at the varsity level has been a dream. After losing the first two games of the season to Floresville and Champion, the Patriots have run the table in District 13-5A with six straight wins. They’ve done it with a balanced attack, amassing more than 1,200 yards on the ground and 931 yards in the air. Now, the Patriots prepare for a showdown against perennial powerhouse Wagner with a chance to clinch their first-ever district title. But since that game, the Thunderbirds have reeled off seven straight wins by averaging 66.5 points per game, compiling over 3,200 yards on the ground.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – One of the big games in our Big Game Coverage Friday night on KSAT 12 will feature the Wagner Thunderbirds against the Brackenridge Eagles. ”It’s a very tough opponent coming up,” Wagner senior slotback Karlton Black said. “It’s honestly a big motivation,” said Brackenridge senior outside linebacker Isaac Anaya. “They’re very dangerous,” Wagner senior linebacker Gregory Steptoe said. We’re ready to come out and show what we’ve got.”“The two best teams in the district going head-to-head," Brackenridge senior defensive lineman Samuel Lopez said.