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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Liam James and Joe Sommerlad

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: What is the wagner mercenary group led by yevgeny prigozhin b7ef3ed6 6f51 4c36 b36a 263ff5d8eb47 - Caught on Camera

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Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine have been supported on the battlefield by tens of thousands of mercenaries from a shadowy group led by a businessman and longtime ally of president Vladimir Putin.

The Wagner Group is a private military company that was under the control of Yevgeny Prigozhin until his reported death in a plane crash on Wednesday 23 August.

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