Matthew Kupfer
@matthewkupfer.bsky.social
Journalist, writer, investigative reporter. As seen in Voice of America, The San Francisco Standard, OCCRP, The Kyiv Post, and The Moscow Times. Opinions mine alone. RT ≠ endorsement
We tried to ask many African governments what they're doing about this. It was not just emails. Salem was calling contacts, going through journalists covering the specific countries. Nothing.
Meanwhile, Alabuga is increasing outreach/advertising to Africa & other regions.
Meanwhile, Alabuga is increasing outreach/advertising to Africa & other regions.
December 20, 2024 at 4:09 PM
We tried to ask many African governments what they're doing about this. It was not just emails. Salem was calling contacts, going through journalists covering the specific countries. Nothing.
Meanwhile, Alabuga is increasing outreach/advertising to Africa & other regions.
Meanwhile, Alabuga is increasing outreach/advertising to Africa & other regions.
We even found multiple cases of African gov't ministries promoting the recruitment program, called "Alabuga Start."
This means that #Russia is involving Africans in making drones "used against civilian targets" in #Ukraine,
weapons expert David Albright told us.
This means that #Russia is involving Africans in making drones "used against civilian targets" in #Ukraine,
weapons expert David Albright told us.
Expert: Several African governments unaware of young workers in Russian drone factories
Young Africans are being duped into working in Russian drone factories under harsh conditions, with little intervention from their home governments
www.voanews.com
December 20, 2024 at 4:09 PM
You can also watch our video story based on the web article about #Russia and the Wagner Group after Prigozhin's death.
Despite leader’s death, Russian Wagner mercenaries still fight abroad
Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group remains active, even after the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in August of 2023. Russian experts say the group has been drawn closer to Kremlin power structures ...
www.voanews.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
You can also watch our video story based on the web article about #Russia and the Wagner Group after Prigozhin's death.
One disclaimer: When you interview 4 experts, there is a lot of information. In some cases, views overlapped. In others, they didn't. Only a small portion of it could be included in one 1,500-word story. I've tried to capture the most important points.
Thank you to them all.
Thank you to them all.
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
One disclaimer: When you interview 4 experts, there is a lot of information. In some cases, views overlapped. In others, they didn't. Only a small portion of it could be included in one 1,500-word story. I've tried to capture the most important points.
Thank you to them all.
Thank you to them all.
You can also read it in Russian...: www.golosameriki.com/a/wagner-gro...
...and in Ukrainian: www.holosameryky.com/a/over-a-yea...
...and in Ukrainian: www.holosameryky.com/a/over-a-yea...
ЧВК «Вагнер»: настоящее и будущее после Пригожина
«Голос Америки» поговорил с американскими, украинским и российским исследователями феномена ЧВК «Вагнер», чтобы понять, как выглядит будущее российского наемничества и его роль в распространении влиян...
www.golosameriki.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
You can also read it in Russian...: www.golosameriki.com/a/wagner-gro...
...and in Ukrainian: www.holosameryky.com/a/over-a-yea...
...and in Ukrainian: www.holosameryky.com/a/over-a-yea...