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Richard Galpin

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World Affairs Correspondent at BBC

BBC World Affairs Correspondent based in London. Previous postings in Moscow, Athens, Jakarta, Islamabad and Dhaka.

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Richard Galpin
Richard Galpin @RgalpinBBC
15 Sep 22

#Kremlin backed #WagnerGroup apparently recruiting prisoners for the front lines as #Ukraine forces make significant advances in the ongoing war

WarTranslated
WarTranslated @wartranslated

PMC Wagner Group Evgeny Prigozhin is at a penal colony looking for new assault infantry to join his company. Refers to some of those who served 30 years in prison and died in battle as "heroes". https://t.co/Gp3IOVHuAq

Richard Galpin
Richard Galpin @RgalpinBBC
11 Sep 22

Kharkiv Offensive: Russian Forces Flee as Ukraine Makes Rapid Eastern Push - Bloomberg https://t.co/0C5VstG8GT

Richard Galpin
Richard Galpin @RgalpinBBC
21 Mar 22

The Russians were hunting us down: the war on journalism in Mariupol - This is an incredible piece of journalism - extremely brave and revealing the reality of this awful war Of choice started by Vladimir #Putin. #Ukraine #Russia war #Kremlin — https://t.co/GjNW1oVdrA