Russia's air force scrambled two jets to stop two reconnaissance drones near Crimea, according to its defence ministry.Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow may annex two breakaway regions in Georgia.Vladimir Putin hit out at a "pessimistic" West in a speech at the BRICS summit, saying Russia was part of the five most economically powerful countries in the world despite the views of Western experts.Here's what else you need to know from the last 24 hours: We heard that Grant Shapps has paid a visit to Ukraine as the UK announced more support for the country's nuclear fuel supply.ĭuring his trip, the energy secretary went to a power station damaged by Russian bombing, met senior Ukrainian ministers and visited a children's nursery. Welcome to our live coverage of the war in Ukraine, with updates throughout the day. It added: "ISW continues to assess that Wagner‘s new recruitment effort may indicate that Prigozhin is attempting to secure a contract in Africa and deploy existing and new personnel from Russia and Belarus, actions that Prigozhin may see as Wagner’s final option to maintain its independence from the Russian MoD." The US-based think tank said the decrease was "consistent with recent reports that Wagner is financially struggling and may be losing personnel due to salary cuts". This marks a "significant decrease" in salary, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). In it, he said Wagner was recruiting and the group would "fulfil the tasks that were set".Īn OSINT monitoring group, All Eyes on Wagner, reported job adverts offering a monthly salary of 150,000 rubles (about £1,200) for jobs in the Middle East and 195,000 to 250,000 rubles (about £1,600 to £2,100) for jobs in Africa.Ī Wagner recruitment Telegram channel has advertised the monthly salary for Wagner positions in Ukraine as 240,000 rubles (about £2,000) since the start of 2023. The Wagner Group is reportedly advertising jobs in the Middle East and Africa - but any new recruits could expect a lower salary than has been offered before.Īs we reported yesterday, the group's chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted his first video address since his aborted June mutiny, apparently from Africa.
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