The Wagner Group (Russian: Группа Вагнера, romanized: Gruppa Vagnera), officially known as PMC Wagner [9] (ЧВК «Вагнер»), [66] is a Russian state-funded [67] private military company (PMC) controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin.

Jan 13, 2025 · The Wagner Group is a Russian mercenary group that has conducted military operations around the world on behalf of the Russian government. Though its origins are murky, the most credible account of the group’s creation traces it back to 2013.

Sep 6, 2023 · The UK government is set to put the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, on its list of terrorist organisations. Wagner's future is very uncertain, after the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin...

Feb 20, 2024 · Former Wagner troops have been absorbed into Russia's national guard, also known as Rosgvardia, according to an update by the UK Ministry of Defence this month. And plans to establish a Wagner...

Jan 9, 2025 · The Wagner Group’s rise, conflict and fall show a process firstly of endorsing private military companies in Russia, only to later seek to regain control by including the groups in the official security structures.

Aug 23, 2023 · The Wagner Group is a private military organization run by an ally of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with tens of thousands of fighters, according to U.S. officials

The Wagner Group is a Russian mercenary company that has conducted military operations around the world on behalf of the Russian government. Although private military companies are illegal in Russia, there are extensive ties between Wagner and the Russian government.

Feb 18, 2023 · American and European allies are mobilizing to thwart the rapid expansion of the Russian paramilitary group known as Wagner, run by a Putin-affiliated oligarch, as it captures key cities for...

Aug 24, 2023 · It's a private Russian military company. The troops are described as "mercenaries" — professional soldiers who work for money rather than a particular country or cause. Up until 2022, the Wagner group operated largely in the dark.

Jun 24, 2023 · The Wagner Group, officially called PMC Wagner, is a private military organisation run by an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin with tens of thousands of fighters, according to US officials. The group was formed by Dmitry Utkin, a former Russian officer, and financier Yevgeny Prigozhin.