Alexey Khamatkhanov, a soldier of the private military company "Wagner", who planned to go to the war in Ukraine in Uzbekistan, was found guilty under the article "Recruitment" and was imprisoned for 5 years.

Russia is planning to establish a 20,000-person "Africa Corps" in Africa instead of the private military company "Wagner". Through ex-Wagners and new mercenaries, the RF wants to take control of Wagner's business in Africa, including gold and diamond mining.

A citizen of Uzbekistan, who was recruited by Yevgeny Prigozhin personally to the private military company "Wagner" and participated in the war in Ukraine, was sentenced to five years in prison. He goes to Russia to work in 2016 and is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the intentional killing of another migrant. The head of "Wagner" Yevgeny Prigozhin personally came to the prison and promised the prisoners release, high salary and Russian citizenship to the stateless.

In Mali, militants attacked a detachment of the Russian private military company "Wagner". The fighting lasted for 5 days and the last report said three people were resisting, the statement said. Sources reported that 12 prisoners of war were captured and 53 were killed. In particular, it was said that Prigozhin's deputy, Anton Elizarov, who headed the Communist Party after his death, was also captured.

Mali announced in July that it was severing diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing high-ranking Ukrainian officials as instrumental in the heavy defeat of government forces in a battle with the militants.

Niger has announced that it is severing diplomatic relations with Ukraine, accusing Kiev of supporting terrorist groups. Earlier, the government of Mali announced the same decision.

A citizen of Uzbekistan, who signed a contract with the Russian private military company "Wagner" and served in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, was punished. It was revealed that he received the medal "For the liberation of Artemovsk" and participated in the "March of Justice" with Yevgeny Prigozhin.