Wagner Group
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The entity 'ЧВК' is referenced in multiple snippets as a private military company, specifically linked to 'Вагнер', involved in alleged criminal activities including financial fraud and narcotics trafficking. Reports indicate that former members of ЧВК «Вагнер» established a drug empire in the Central African Republic (CAR), with operations tied to gold smuggling and controlled by Pavel Prigozhin, son of the company's founder. The entity is also associated with military personnel misconduct, including cases involving unfulfilled payments to servicemen under the 'Ястреб' unit.
Recent coverage
- Moscow authorities raid and arrest head of PMC 'Paladin' from rooftop; court jails him for online statements — ASTRA
- What Happened? Top News for July 14 According to SOTAvision: — SOTAvision
- Moscow Court Arrests Founder of PMC 'Paladin' Zakhrevestsky — Ведомости
- Moscow Court Arrests Founder of PMC 'Paladin' Zakrevsky — Вечерняя Москва
- Founder of PMC 'Paladin' Georgy Zakrevsky Detained in Moscow — Вести
- Moscow arrests head of PMC 'Palladin' Georgy Zakrevsky on terrorism justification case — ТАСС (Telegram)
- TASS: Head of PMC 'Paladin' Zakhrevestsky Arrested in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Moscow court arrests founder of PMC 'Paladin' Georgy Zakrevsky — Фонтанка
- Head of PMC 'Paladin' Arrested on Terrorism Justification Charges — SOTAvision
- Former military commander in St. Petersburg arrested for fake employment of WOPR recruits in budget institutions — Новая газета Европа
- RBC: General Alexander Dembitsky accused of taking a bribe from the head of the ChVKh 'Falcon' — Фонтанка
- Former military commissioner from St. Petersburg linked to recruitment for the PMC 'Falcon' — Коммерсантъ
- What Happened in a Day: Tuesday, July 14 — Интерфакс
- Operation with 35 FPV Drones in the Moscow Region: Why a Wagner Contractor, Kievstoner, and Children Were Involved — Фонтанка
- FSB Detained Man Preparing Terror Attack at Strategic Enterprise in Moscow Region — Интерфакс
- Main events of July 12 — Дождь (Telegram)
- WSJ: About 500 Wagner fighters led by Prigozhin's son create a 'drug empire' in CAR where they control tramadol opioid supplies — Медиазона
- Watch the evening news broadcast on Dozhd with Nadia Metalkinova — Дождь (Telegram)
- Former Wagner mercenaries create drug empire in CAR — ASTRA
- Wagner mercenaries remaining in Africa have created a drug empire — WSJ — Дождь