The Russian media watchdog has blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and blocked their websites in Russia.
FILE - In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Many observers argue that mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin wouldn't have been able to take over military facilities in southern Russia so easily and mount his rapid march on Moscow without collusion with some members of the military brass.
As of Saturday, websites of the RIA FAN news agency and four online news portals controlled by Prigozhin's Patriot media holding company “People’s News”, “Neva News”, “Politics Today” and “Economy Today” — were listed on a register of blacklisted sites maintained by the communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor.
Unconfirmed reports in Russian news outlets Friday claimed that Prigozhin himself had ordered a shut down of St. Petersburg-based Patriot. Prigozhin has not directly confirmed or denied the reports. Patriot, founded in 2019 to bring together Prigozhin's media and internet assets, included the Internet Research Agency, the so-called “troll farm” linked to Russian attempts to meddle in U.S.Patriot director Yevgeny Zubarev said this week that the Internet Research Agency, which was tasked with conducting online influence operations to advance Russian interests, had operated under Prigozhin’s control since 2009 before being brought under the Patriot umbrella. .
In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, IRA employees regularly posed as Americans to offer financial help to U.S. protest movements tackling socially divisive topics, according to a 2017 investigation by Russian newspaper RBC.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chiefRussia’s media watchdog blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and blocked their websites in Russia. The move came after Wagner fighters took control of a Russian military headquarters and advanced on Moscow in what appears to have been an attempted insurrection.
Read more »
Wagner strikes psychological blow to Russian morale in hitting elite airborne command and control: UK intelThe Wagner mercenary group struck a psychological blow to Russia's elite airborne unit after it downed a 'high value' IL-22M aircraft in its mutiny Saturday.
Read more »
Pentagon addresses rumors of Russian military purge following short-lived Wagner mutinyPentagon Secretary Brig. Gen Pat Ryder said the U.S. remains focused on Ukraine amid reports of a purge within Russian ranks after last week's short-lived Wagner mutiny.
Read more »
Missing Russian General Was Secretly a VIP Member of Wagner Group: ReportSergey Surovikin, the missing Russian general who is suspected of knowing in advance about mercenary boss Yevgeniy Prigozhin’s mutiny attempt, was apparently a secret member of the paramilitary Wagner Group himself, according to documents seen by CNN.
Read more »
Wagner Group 'elements' remain in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, Defense Department says'Some elements' of the Wagner Group are still in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories, despite their leader's attempted rebellion nearly a week ago, according to the Department of Defense.
Read more »