https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-ufc-fighter-tim-kennedy-among-injured-in-congo-as-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-s-forces-suffer-heavy-casualtiesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-ufc-fighter-tim-kennedy-among-injured-in-congo-as-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-s-forces-suffer-heavy-casualtieshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ex-ufc-fighter-tim-kennedy-among-injured-in-congo-as-blackwater-founder-erik-prince-s-forces-suffer-heavy-casualties#u122234Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:56:08 +0000Former UFC fighter and Army Special Forces veteran Tim Kennedy was shot three times during an ambush in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kennedy, working as a private security contractor for Blackwater founder Erik Prince's company Vectus Global, sustained injuries in an attack that left about 20 people dead or wounded. He has since returned to the United States and is recovering at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The deadly firefight exposed a shadow war involving Prince's forces in the region.Why it mattersErik Prince operates through his company Vectus G