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Title: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:35:29 AM
A consolidated thread for articles and discussion of Russian PMCs and other soldiers of fortune, whether overt or covert
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:35:50 AM
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/08/africa/putins-private-army-car-intl/


Wagner Group in the Central African Republic
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:42:02 AM
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/russian-mercenaries-wagner-africa/568435/
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: BanzaiCat on August 22, 2019, 11:43:03 AM
(https://media0.giphy.com/media/YMqITC3x44LmM/giphy.gif)

sorry, I'm not helping, but this is the first thing I thought of
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:44:02 AM
https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/case-studies/2019/05/23/analysis-of-the-park-patriot-sarin-lab-in-the-moscow-region/ (https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/case-studies/2019/05/23/analysis-of-the-park-patriot-sarin-lab-in-the-moscow-region/)
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:48:04 AM
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2019/04/04/russians-in-venezuela-what-we-know-so-far/
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:48:46 AM
https://medium.com/dfrlab/minskmonitor-wagners-role-in-key-ukrainian-battle-revealed-95ee8ce133fe
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 22, 2019, 11:51:21 AM
https://medium.com/dfrlab/from-policeman-to-mercenary-portrait-of-a-wagner-fighter-7fd77d465307

https://medium.com/dfrlab/suspected-russian-special-forces-in-syria-9474631574d

https://medium.com/dfrlab/a-deeper-look-into-vegacy-strategic-services-ltd-8985ba3eac52
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: BanzaiCat on August 22, 2019, 12:18:13 PM
Damn. They've been busy.
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on July 25, 2020, 12:01:43 AM
https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/33034/russia-and-the-wagner-group-continue-to-be-in
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: Sir Slash on July 25, 2020, 10:33:57 AM
Wait. I thought the Libyans were supposed to love US after we helped them overthrow Qaddafi.  ::)
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 11, 2021, 04:57:23 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09rkcsw/focus-haftars-russian-mercenaries-inside-the-wagner-group
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on August 12, 2021, 10:39:01 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/8iaz6xit26/the-lost-tablet-and-the-secret-documents
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on September 16, 2021, 04:17:26 PM
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/africa/france-warns-mali-against-deal-with-russian-wagner-mercenary-firm
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on November 18, 2021, 08:48:33 AM
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2021/11/17/inside-wagnergate-ukraines-brazen-sting-operation-to-snare-russian-mercenaries/
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: bayonetbrant on December 22, 2021, 11:24:30 PM
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-fallen-mercenaries-in-russias-dark-army/
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: mcguire on December 23, 2021, 01:28:37 PM
Quote
the Kremlin-backed oligarch and catering magnate Yevgeny Prigozhin

Not a phrase I was expecting to read this morning.
Title: Re: Consolidated Russian Mercenary Thread
Post by: HellCat6 on December 23, 2021, 10:07:10 PM
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-fallen-mercenaries-in-russias-dark-army/

That was a scary and depressing article...