Private army for the president: the history of the most delicate assignment of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Bell – January 29, 2019 Original Article Yevgeny Prigozhin is the private army for the president Putin Yevgeny Prigozhin’s name has become synonymous with Russia’s informal presence in conflict points where there are its interests, from Syria to West Africa and Venezuela. The Bell found out that the risky assignment to take part in…

The Bell: Gold in exchange for mercenaries: how "Putin's cook" gets the "key to Africa" for Russia

The Bell – Anastasia Yakoreva – June 4, 2018 Original article As it became known to The Bell, after the meeting of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev with Sudanese President Omar Bashir, a company associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin began to search for gold in this country. The fighters of the Wagner PMC also went there….

Lenta.ru: "Thugs with hatchets at the ready"

The true face of Russian mercenaries and the secrets of PMCs: an exclusive interview with Lenta.ru Interviewed by Alexandra Vigrizer – February 21, 2018 Original article To see the world, to visit unusual countries, to meet wonderful people and shoot them, simultaneously earning a lot of money – the work of a mercenary in a…

Ghosts of War: How the Russian Private Army Appeared in Syria

RBC – 09 September 2016 PMCs around the world are a huge business: “privateers” often replace the armed forces. In Russia, they are outlawed. But in Syria, a prototype of Russian PMCs was tested – the Wagner Group, and the authorities are again thinking about legalization. Original article The military unit on the Molkino farm…

Is Wagner Group registered in Argentina?

Is Wagner Group registered in Argentina?

March 30th, 2016 – The Telegraph Original Article Could russian Wagner Group be registered as far from Moscow as Argentina? The existence of Wagner Group is not a mystery to anynone anymore. But it still remains obscure due to one factor. Private military Companies are illegal in Russia. Mercenaries can therefore not be recognized and…