FILE – This undated photo shows Russian mercenaries in Mali. Russia's Wagner Group, a private military company, once played a key role in fighting in Ukraine and also sent personnel to Syria, Central African Republic, Libya and Mali. (French army via AP)
Previously all-powerful, the Wagner Group has slowly been reduced in size and dismantled in many of the countries it operated in since the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, in August 2023. VOA Russian spoke to U.S. and Russian researchers who have written books about the Wagner Group in the past year, and they tell a story of the military group now narrowly focused only on certain countries in Africa where they continue to serve the Kremlin\’s interests.
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By：VOA
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