The name is probably one of the major understatements in Russian military history: “Wagner Group” sounds so harmless and small and yet it is one of the most brutal and defining factors in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Wagner declared Bakhmut conquered, recruited thousands upon thousands of prisoners for the war, and their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is so chutzpah that he constantly criticizes and taunts the Russian army leadership without being prosecuted. How can that be?
Arte documentary: “The Wagner Group – Russia’s secret mercenaries” – Culture
