Wagner Group
The Wagner Group, officially known as PMC Wagner, is a Russian private military company (PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin. The Wagner Group has used infrastructure of the Russian Armed Forces. Evidence suggests that Wagner has been used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing it to have plausible deniability for military operations abroad, and hiding the true casualties of Russia's foreign interventions.
Some of the key events about Wagner Group
- 2014Assisted in the annexation of Crimea by providing security and logistical support
- 2014Involvement in the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia
- 2014Participation in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine
- 2015Helped secure oil fields in Syria, contributing to the country's economic stability
- 2015Accused of torturing and executing a Syrian army deserter
- 2017Provided training to local forces in Sudan, enhancing their military capabilities
- 2017Alleged involvement in the beheading of a Syrian man
- 2018Supported Central African Republic government forces in combating rebel groups
- 2018Accused of killing three Russian journalists investigating their activities in the Central African Republic
- 2019Assisted in securing mining operations in Mozambique, contributing to economic development
- 2019Reported to have tortured and murdered a Syrian civilian
- 2020Provided humanitarian aid to civilians in Libya during conflict
- 2020Implicated in human rights abuses and destabilization efforts in Libya
- 2021Helped stabilize the situation in Mali by supporting government forces
- 2021Accused of massacring civilians in the Central African Republic
- 2022Contributed to the defense of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine
- 2022Provided security for key infrastructure in Burkina Faso
- 2022Alleged involvement in the Bucha massacre during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2023Assisted in evacuating civilians from conflict zones in Sudan
- 2023Accused of summary executions and other war crimes in Mali
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