The name of Russia’s private military company Wagner Group first surfaced in 2014 when Russia and Ukraine clashed over the Crimea dispute. The group was founded in 2014 by Dmitry Yutkin, a former Russian military officer.
What is the Wagner group?
The Wagner Group is a private military company controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was deployed in Crimea and the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine in 2014 and has since sent troops to several conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, including the Syrian civil war. .
The Wagner group operated in Africa and the Middle East alongside Russia’s elite regiments and special forces, and is believed to have only 5,000 fighters, mostly ex-servicemen, at the time. Its job was to protect Russian interests under the Kremlin’s agenda. The group was initially headed by Dmitriy Yutkin, and is now commanded by Yevgeny Prigozhin. It is generally believed that Wagner runs the group through a Russian ministry, however, based on leaked documents, several prominent investigative journalists, including David Patrikarakos, have debunked the claim that Wagner Group is directly controlled by Yevgeny Prie. It is in the hands of Gojan.
Wagner’s head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was a close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who financially backed the group and was subject to US sanctions several times.
The role of the Wagner Group in other countries
When the civil war started in the Middle East and Russia sent troops to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Wagner Group officials were also present. In the African country of the Central African Republic in 2017, Wagner helped the government fight against the rebels, and in 2021 the group was helped to crush terrorism in Mali, the group in Libya, the forces of rebel commander Khalifa Haftar Fight together. Apart from this, Wagner officials were also posted in Sudan, Mozambique and Madagascar.
Since its establishment, Wagner has been accused of human rights violations in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Mali and Mozambique.
Wagner’s Role in the Russo-Ukraine War
The Wagner Group supported Russian troops in the Russia-Ukraine war, and the group’s role in this war has proven to be indispensable, and it is known as the vanguard force fighting in Ukraine. claimed full control of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, saying that it would soon hand over control of Bakhmut to Russian forces after Wagner Group troops began withdrawing from Bakhmut.
Wagner’s coup against the Russian president
Sealing success for Russia in Ukraine The Wagner group announced a coup against the Russian military leadership The Russian Ministry of Defense has turned. The Wagner Group has raised an alarm over the alleged targeting of its vanguard personnel by Russian jets and has announced that it will go to the extreme. The head of the Wagner Group has claimed that hundreds of fighters in his group have been killed by bombing on the orders of the Minister of Defense, while the bodies of 2,000 fighters have been hidden to minimize the losses in Ukraine. According to the head of the Wagner Group, his forces have also shot down a Russian military helicopter operating against civilians in Ukraine. They also claimed to have entered Russia’s southern region of Rostov and said that anyone in their path would now be destroyed.
President Putin’s response to the coup
On the charge of inciting an armed rebellion, orders have been issued for the arrest of the head of the Wagner Group, Yvonne Prigozhin, while the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, said in his address to the nation that we are fighting for the survival and security of the people, all of them. Differences should be eliminated. Putin said that Wagner committed treason and stabbed us in the back, Wagner Group is the hero who liberated Donbass, now our reaction will be strong and actions will be taken in Rostov, Wagners should stop participating in criminal proceedings.
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2024-08-11 08:24:27
