On January 10, 2023, the Ukrainian city of Soledar was reportedly captured. Nevertheless it wasn’t captured by the Russian military beneath Vladimir Putin’s command. The announcement got here from a comparatively unknown man, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who mentioned his troops now managed the city. The troops are a part of the Wagner Group, a non-public military that has turn out to be a distinguished pressure alongside Russian troops within the conflict in opposition to Ukraine.

However they aren’t new. They’ve been secretly combating for Russia round the world since 2014. On this video, we check out their playbook and look at the three essential steps they use to unfold Russian affect all over the world in brutal methods. We additionally have a look at how they’ve reworked from a ghost military to a recognizable non-public navy group with insignias and a web-based model, altering the character of this secret group and its position on the planet.

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