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I had a good day yesterday, watching 4 films :)
"The Last First: Winter K2" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150288/) - a rather heavy one to start with, about an expedition up the #mountain #K2 that goes badly wrong.
Next was "The Wind's Thirst" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39172060/), about some indigenous Colombians at the mercy of #coal extraction and #WindFarm projects redirecting river water and subjecting them to violence.
"Hell's Army" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39830102/) - was very interesting - about the origins of the #WagnerGroup and their involvement in various wars.
In the Q&A afterwards, they said that some former Wagner Group members are now security on #Russia's "Shadow Fleet" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_shadow_fleet).Last was "Notes From The Underground" (https://www.sheffdocfest.com/film/notes-underground) about the #HipHop music scene in #CapeTown and how it developed under #apartheid up to the present day.
In their Q&A they said they spent 34 days in 2017 filming, but lost all the footage in the burglary :( After mourning for a while, they then had to go back and shoot it all again.There were loads of other interesting-looking films I would like to watch, but I could only make the Sunday :(
There was also a #BurningMan series on #HBO (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29033873) that they showed a couple of episodes from, but I was too late to get tickets. I really need to look out for that as my mate said it was good!
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I had a good day yesterday, watching 4 films :)
"The Last First: Winter K2" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39150288/) - a rather heavy one to start with, about an expedition up the #mountain #K2 that goes badly wrong.
Next was "The Wind's Thirst" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39172060/), about some indigenous Colombians at the mercy of #coal extraction and #WindFarm projects redirecting river water and subjecting them to violence.
"Hell's Army" (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39830102/) - was very interesting - about the origins of the #WagnerGroup and their involvement in various wars.
In the Q&A afterwards, they said that some former Wagner Group members are now security on #Russia's "Shadow Fleet" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_shadow_fleet).Last was "Notes From The Underground" (https://www.sheffdocfest.com/film/notes-underground) about the #HipHop music scene in #CapeTown and how it developed under #apartheid up to the present day.
In their Q&A they said they spent 34 days in 2017 filming, but lost all the footage in the burglary :( After mourning for a while, they then had to go back and shoot it all again.There were loads of other interesting-looking films I would like to watch, but I could only make the Sunday :(
There was also a #BurningMan series on #HBO (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29033873) that they showed a couple of episodes from, but I was too late to get tickets. I really need to look out for that as my mate said it was good!
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The damaging election that shows how Putin’s global reach is crumbling
Election results early this week in a former part of the Soviet Union have struck a further blow…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Armenia #Iran #Russia #Russia-Ukrainewar #VladimirPutin #WagnerGroup #World
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“#HellsArmy”: New Film Tracks #Russia’s #WagnerGroup & Rise of #MercenaryArmies
June 12, 2026
"We speak with Oscar-nominated filmmaker #RickRowley about his new documentary, Hell’s Army. The film tracks the Wagner Group, the notorious Russian mercenary army that has fought in #Ukraine and other parts of the world. The group’s founder, #YevgenyPrigozhin, was a confidant to Putin until a failed 2023 mutiny against the government. He died in a suspicious plane crash two months later.
" 'We realized that he could be killed, the leader of this army could be killed, but its model continues,' says Rowley. 'Around the world, #oligarchs are turning to mercenary armies, and it’s a scourge that needs to be stopped.'
"Hell’s Army has its North American premiere Friday in Washington, D.C."
Read / watch / listen:
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/12/hells_army#PMCWagner #ErikPrince #Mercenaries #Blackwater #Oligarchy #ГруппаВагнера #Prigozhin #CorporateColonialism #ErikPrinceColonialism #PrivateSecurity
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“#HellsArmy”: New Film Tracks #Russia’s #WagnerGroup & Rise of #MercenaryArmies
June 12, 2026
"We speak with Oscar-nominated filmmaker #RickRowley about his new documentary, Hell’s Army. The film tracks the Wagner Group, the notorious Russian mercenary army that has fought in #Ukraine and other parts of the world. The group’s founder, #YevgenyPrigozhin, was a confidant to Putin until a failed 2023 mutiny against the government. He died in a suspicious plane crash two months later.
" 'We realized that he could be killed, the leader of this army could be killed, but its model continues,' says Rowley. 'Around the world, #oligarchs are turning to mercenary armies, and it’s a scourge that needs to be stopped.'
"Hell’s Army has its North American premiere Friday in Washington, D.C."
Read / watch / listen:
http://www.democracynow.org/2026/6/12/hells_army#PMCWagner #ErikPrince #Mercenaries #Blackwater #Oligarchy #ГруппаВагнера #Prigozhin #CorporateColonialism #ErikPrinceColonialism #PrivateSecurity
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Yeah, I read rags like "Soldiers Of Fortune" so you don't have to.
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Yeah, I read rags like "Soldiers Of Fortune" so you don't have to.
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Far from restoring Russia's great-power status, the Ukraine war has left Russia stretched so thin that it has repeatedly failed to fulfill its commitments to partners and allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/world/russia-loses-friends-and-global-influence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin #kazakhstan #nato #armenia #azerbaijan #india #iran #us #israel #syria #basharassad #wagnergroup #africa #viktororban #serbia #aleksandarvucic #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar
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Far from restoring Russia's great-power status, the Ukraine war has left Russia stretched so thin that it has repeatedly failed to fulfill its commitments to partners and allies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/05/18/world/russia-loses-friends-and-global-influence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin #kazakhstan #nato #armenia #azerbaijan #india #iran #us #israel #syria #basharassad #wagnergroup #africa #viktororban #serbia #aleksandarvucic #volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar
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Russia is expanding influence in Africa through the Wagner Group—using security deals, resource extraction, and reported human rights abuses to strengthen its geopolitical reach.
More here: https://authormulhall.com/russias-wagner-group-and-its-strategic-influence-in-africa/
#Russia #WagnerGroup #Africa #Geopolitics #HumanRights #War #Security #ForeignPolicy
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Russia is expanding influence in Africa through the Wagner Group—using security deals, resource extraction, and reported human rights abuses to strengthen its geopolitical reach.
More here: https://authormulhall.com/russias-wagner-group-and-its-strategic-influence-in-africa/
#Russia #WagnerGroup #Africa #Geopolitics #HumanRights #War #Security #ForeignPolicy
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In ‘Hell’s Army,’ Intrepid Journalists Investigate Brutal Wagner Group, Russia’s Merciless Mercenary Army – CPH:DOX
#Documentary #Festivals #News #Hell039sArmy #RichardRowley #WagnerGroup #YevgenyPrighozinhttps://deadline.com/2026/03/hells-army-exclusive-clip-1236748693/
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In ‘Hell’s Army,’ Intrepid Journalists Investigate Brutal Wagner Group, Russia’s Merciless Mercenary Army – CPH:DOX
#Documentary #Festivals #News #Hell039sArmy #RichardRowley #WagnerGroup #YevgenyPrighozinhttps://deadline.com/2026/03/hells-army-exclusive-clip-1236748693/
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Years of Starlink support ripped away
https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/1793468/years-of-starlink-support-ripped-away
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Years of Starlink support ripped away
https://piefed.social/c/noncredibledefense/p/1793468/years-of-starlink-support-ripped-away
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🌍 From Kyiv to Caracas — Putin’s shadow stretches across continents.
A Russian military aircraft lands in Venezuela as Trump’s U.S. buildup looms in the Caribbean.
Global tensions spike — is Latin America the next battleground?
#VenezuelaCrisis #WagnerGroup #Putin #Geopolitics #USvsRussia
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So, hubby just reminded me that things did NOT end well with #Prigozhin and the #WagnerGroup . Apparently, they complained about not getting enough weapons in their attacks against #Ukraine, and Putin had a plane containing most of them (including Prigozhin) taken down! Oooops!
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So, hubby just reminded me that things did NOT end well with #Prigozhin and the #WagnerGroup . Apparently, they complained about not getting enough weapons in their attacks against #Ukraine, and Putin had a plane containing most of them (including Prigozhin) taken down! Oooops!
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#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Talks About Wagner, War, and More
By Greg Chabot, July 24, 2022
"After the success of this program [Blackwater], Prince was approached by officials in Russia asking for his help to start up a PMC. Prince turned down the generous offer that he says could have made him a billionaire. The #PMC nevertheless formed, he says, and is known as the #Wagner Group."
https://sofmag.com/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-talks-about-wagner-group/
#WagnerGroup #PMCWagner
#TrumpIsARussianAsset
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#Blackwater Founder #ErikPrince Talks About Wagner, War, and More
By Greg Chabot, July 24, 2022
"After the success of this program [Blackwater], Prince was approached by officials in Russia asking for his help to start up a PMC. Prince turned down the generous offer that he says could have made him a billionaire. The #PMC nevertheless formed, he says, and is known as the #Wagner Group."
https://sofmag.com/blackwater-founder-erik-prince-talks-about-wagner-group/
#WagnerGroup #PMCWagner
#TrumpIsARussianAsset
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#PMCWagner isn't just emulating #ErikPrince, he was asked to found them (more about that in my next post)...
#Putin’s “Erik Prince” is tied to some of #Russia’s riskiest covert operations
By Greg Walters, February 21, 2018
Excerpt: "In #Syria, a mysterious private military firm called PMC Wagner has been tied to #Prigozhin. The firm is sometimes described as the Russian #Blackwater in reference to the U.S. private military contractor founded by Erik Prince, a likeness Prigozhin appears to be emulating, according to Nance."
#WagnerGroup #Putin #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #Mercernaries
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#PMCWagner isn't just emulating #ErikPrince, he was asked to found them (more about that in my next post)...
#Putin’s “Erik Prince” is tied to some of #Russia’s riskiest covert operations
By Greg Walters, February 21, 2018
Excerpt: "In #Syria, a mysterious private military firm called PMC Wagner has been tied to #Prigozhin. The firm is sometimes described as the Russian #Blackwater in reference to the U.S. private military contractor founded by Erik Prince, a likeness Prigozhin appears to be emulating, according to Nance."
#WagnerGroup #Putin #TrumpIsARussianAsset #AntiWoke #ChristoFacists #ChristoFascism #Mercernaries
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#OnThisDay in 2023, #YevgenyPrigozhin, Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (#WagnerGroup), killed in a #planecrash at 62.
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#OnThisDay in 2023, #YevgenyPrigozhin, Russian oligarch and mercenary leader (#WagnerGroup), killed in a #planecrash at 62.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Seeing war through the lens of Putin’s narcissism — ‘Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman’ — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity — Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones — Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay — Russia’s crude exports fall to lowest level since February … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/wednesday-july-9-2025/
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Seeing war through the lens of Putin’s narcissism — ‘Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman’ — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity — Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones — Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay — Russia’s crude exports fall to lowest level since February … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/wednesday-july-9-2025/
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fun facts about #Telegram's Pavel Durov...
#Mirilashvili #putin #oligarchs #VK #russia #VladimirPutin #socialmedia #paveldurov #TON #wagnergroup
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fun facts about #Telegram's Pavel Durov...
#Mirilashvili #putin #oligarchs #VK #russia #VladimirPutin #socialmedia #paveldurov #TON #wagnergroup
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#OnThisDay in 2023, Russian leader #VladimirPutin vows to bring leaders of the #WagnerGroup rebellion to justice, saying they wanted "to see Russia choked in bloody strife".
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#OnThisDay in 2023, #WagnerGroup mercenaries led by #YevgenyPrigozhin rebel against #VladimirPutin’s government, march towards Moscow, only a last minute deal by Aleksander #Lukashenko gets them to stand down and move to Belarus.
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Friday, June 13, 2025
Why can’t the West match Russia’s ammunition production? — Juicy target: Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow — Ukrainian forces ‘gradually pushing back’ Russian troops from Sumy Oblast — Russia ‘lying to Trump,’ using peace talks to stall US sanctions … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/friday-june-13-2025/
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https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250608-wagner-group-leaves-mali-replaced-by-moscow-backed-africa-corps-russia
Russia: We are not nazis we are fighting against nazis.
Also Russia: Our army in Africa is the Africa Corps. Please don't look where we took inspiration from.(yes, I know this is a recurrent theme, I'm sharing this has evidence piece 100244232)
#Russia #Mali #WagnerGroup #NeoColonialism #fascism #Africa #geopolitics
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...the brazen and astonishing failures incursion of the #WagnerGroup into #Russia of a few years ago.
The sign of further things to come? --That just might be the case.
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Ummmm... From #wikipedia:
The #WagnerGroup (Russian: #ГруппаВагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner (ЧВК «Вагнер»), is a #Russian state-funded private military company (#PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir #Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin. The Wagner Group has used infrastructure of the Russian Armed Forces. Evidence suggests that Wagner has been used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing it to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad, and hiding the true casualties of Russia's foreign interventions.
"The group emerged during the war in #Donbas, where it helped Russian separatist forces in #Ukraine from 2014 to 2015. Wagner played a significant role in the later full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, for which it recruited Russian prison #inmates for frontline combat. By the end of 2022, its strength in Ukraine had grown from 1,000 to between 20,000 and 50,000. It was reportedly Russia's main assault force in the Battle of Bakhmut. Wagner has also supported regimes friendly with Russia, including in the civil wars in #Syria, #Libya, the #CentralAfricanRepublic, and #Mali. In Africa, it has offered regimes security in exchange for the transfer of diamond and gold mining contracts to Russian companies. Wagner operatives have been accused of #WarCrimes including #murder, #torture, #rape and #robbery of #civilians, as well as #torturing and killing accused #Deserters.
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"Early in 2020, #ErikPrince, founder of the #Blackwater private military company, sought to provide military services to the Wagner Group in its operations in Libya and #Mozambique, according to The Intercept. By March 2021, Wagner PMCs were reportedly also deployed in #Zimbabwe, #Angola, #Guinea, #GuineaBissau, and possibly the #DemocraticRepublicOfCongo."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group
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Mali continues to grapple with the complex dynamics of Russian involvement, particularly through the Wagner Group. Recent reports highlight allegations of civilian abuses linked to the group's operations, raising serious concerns about their impact on local communities. As tensions mount, Mali's reliance on Russian support remains a critical topic. 🌍💔 Read more about this unfolding situation: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226618/mali-russia-wagner-group #Mali #WagnerGroup #HumanRights #Russia #Africa #newz
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Analysis by @BBCRussian: 543+ Russians died fighting in support of #Assad regime from 2015-2024
346+ were #WagnerGroup mercenaries, including 80 by US airstrikes in Feb. 2018 incident
#Russia acknowledged loss of only 116 men
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How #Chechen dictator Ramzan #Kadyrov is using #MMA to build an army
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbDlCOoMZfsFight Club #Akhmat (#FCA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fight_Club_Akhmat
#toxicMasculinity #terrorism #war #russia #ukraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #wagnerGroup -
〝The “tested and approved” methods used in the Central African Republic have since been replicated elsewhere in Africa. An entire system of disinformation was put in place thanks to local media figures like Yalike, who were indispensable in getting messages across to populations on the ground.〞
https://forbiddenstories.org/in-the-central-african-republic-a-former-propagandist-lifts-the-veil-on-the-inner-workings-of-russian-disinformation/#disinformation #propaganda #Africa #CentralAfricanRepublic #Russia #Kremlin #WagnerGroup
