Wagner Group: EVERYTHING you need to know about the private paramilitary

The Wagner Group, a private military group, defied the Kremlin and seized control of Russian military facilities. The revolt was led by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The events of Saturday, 24 June saw Prigozhin’s group take over the city of Rostov-on-Don. According to The Conversation, declared the invasion of Ukraine by Russia as a mistake.

THE WAGNER GROUP SHOT DOWN SIX RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS

He went on to say the war was a tool used by Russia’s ruling elite, the oligarchs, for financial gain.

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The Wagner Group was on the verge of marching to Moscow before Prigozhin called off the rebellion. According to EWN, Prigozhin said: “We went to demonstrate our protest and not to overthrow power in the country.”

As reported by The South African, the Wagner Group’s efforts has been seen internationally as Russia’s most serious security crisis in decades. Prigozhin’s men showed their intention by shooting down six Russian helicopters and a command and control plane during their advance, according to Russian military bloggers.

The Kremlin has since been at pains to stress that there had been a return to normal. An agreement was reached between Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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WHO IS THE GROUP THAT LAUNCHED A REBELLION AGAINST RUSSIA?

Al Jazeera English made a video about the Wagner Group, this is what they said: “The Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin provide guns for hire in a murky global operation with links to Putin and the Russian state. #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains who they are, what they do and why the war in Ukraine has shifted things.”

Original article by Sean Parker.