Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.

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  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    No surprise, Putin assassinated several leadership figures and kept using the group afterwards. Expect more mismanagement.

  • Z3k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I thought wagner troups were folded into the regular Russian army after the. You know the thing

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      They fall under regular army control now, but they are still its own unit who is basically ordered to stay in Belarus.

    • TheMightyCanuck
      1·
      2 months ago

      "After Prigozhin died in August last year, Wagner employees were invited to join a newly created group called the Africa Corps, under the defence ministry, “to fight for justice and the interests of Russia,” according to the Africa Corps channel on social-media platform Telegram.

      On the channel, Africa Corps says about half its personnel are former Wagner employees who it allows to use Wagner insignia."