An investigation by The Telegraph found out that, over the past years, Russia smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from Sudan. This illegal trade was part of Russian efforts to prepare for sanctions amidst plans to invade Ukraine. The Telegraph – 03 March 2022 – Original article The gold reserve of the Russian Central…
Would you like to know who killed 70 civilians in total impunity this week in Central African Republic ? Let’s break right now the mystery. Mercenaries have been identified while opening fire on civilians in Central African Republic. They scored 70 killed. Just like that. Just like on training camp. They shot everything. In this…
Once upon a time, there was a mercenary called Marat Gabidullin. He is now retired from the group. Initially, he was a paratrooper in the soviet army. He became a mercenary, commissioned by the unofficial Kremlin PMC, but well known, the Wagner group. Marat is trying to publish for several years his memories despite the…
BBC – December 19th, 2021 Original Article This week the European Union imposed sanctions on the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary organisation accused of committing human rights abuses in the Central African Republic and elsewhere. The EU has said that it will no longer train CAR government soldiers because of their links to Wagner. In…
Former Ukrainian intelligence officers spent seven years compiling a database of Russia’s notorious mercenaries. We found the parents, siblings and widows of those killed in battle New Lines Magazine – Michael Weisse, Holger Roonemaa, Mattias Carlsson, Liliana Botnariuc, Pierre Vaux – December 19th, 2021 Original Article “If you’d have come here to tell me that…
November 17, 2021 Belarus Ukraine Original article On 29 July 2020, Belarusian state media announced that the country’s security services had arrested 33 fighters from the Wagner private military contractor. These men were, according to the report, part of a group of more than 200 fighters present in Belarus to destabilise the country in the…
An investigation by Vice uncovers human rights violations committed by mercenaries of the Wagner Group. Together with local forces they are supposed to train, they rape and murder local civilians. Julia Steers – Vice – May 19; 2021 Original Article The Wagner Group was hired to protect the population in the Central African Republic. However,…
15 September 2020 Original article Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova announces three criminal proceedings in the case involving Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) members. “We have three criminal proceedings against the Wagner members,” Venediktova said at a plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada on Sept. 15. According to her, the first of these criminal proceedings was…
August 20, 2020 original article In our previous article from this investigation series, we described the origins and the state-run nature of Russia’s shadow military units, known collectively under the name “Wagner PMC” (private military company). We also identified the close collaboration between Yevgeny Prigozhin and the highest echelons at the Kremlin, the Ministry of…
UNHR – June 17, 2020 Original Report UN experts* today warned that reliance on foreign actors has contributed to the escalation of the conflict in Libya and undermined prospects for a peaceful resolution, “all at a tragic cost for the local population”. The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries expressed alarm at widespread…
