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The Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner [9] (ЧВК «Вагнер»), [66] is a Russian state-funded [67] private military company (PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin.
The Wagner Group, also known as PMC Wagner, [1] a Russian paramilitary organization [1] also described as a private military company (PMC), a network of mercenaries, [1] [2] and a de facto unit of the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) or Russia's military intelligence agency, the GRU, [3] has conducted operations in Ukraine since early 2014.
The “PMC Wagner Centre” sign was removed from the building on 1 July 2023. [7] [3] A report by NORDSINT on 13 September 2023, that the PMC Wagner Centre and the Wagner Group had remained completely inactive within the building - stating that the building space was currently being leased as office space to other companies in Saint Petersburg.
One video recently went viral showing Russian prisoners being recruited to join the war efforts in exchange for commuting their sentences. How Mercenaries, Wagner Group Are Shaping Ukraine ...
Name HQ Portfolio Notes Aegis Defence Services: London: Iraq, Afghanistan, and others: Contracted by the U.S. department of Defense during the most recent War in Iraq. Aegis Defence Services Ltd was acquired by GardaWorld International Protective Services.
Near the end of 2014, Wagner was given the instructional role of local Basharite militias. [69] Prior to September 2015, the PMCs were Russia's only pseudo-military presence in Syria. [69] Wagner and Moran both contributed in 2014 to the Russian War in Donbass; [69] Wagner is known to have fought in Syria since late 2015. One manner of payment ...
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