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This strengthened the owner of the PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, but initiated internal conflicts. In 2023, when Russia's war in Ukraine escalated, the Wagner Group took part in the battles. The mercenaries ...

WAVERLY, Ohio – Billy Wagner loomed large over his southern Ohio family. Hulking, combative, sullen and profane, he set the family's agenda even during long spells living away from them.

Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the UN peacekeeping mission withdrew a year ago.

Statues of Yevgeny Prigozhin, former boss of Wagner, and his right-hand man Dmitri Utkin, in front of the Russian House in Bangui, Central African Republic, December 3, 2024. ANNELA NIAMOLO / AFP ...