A mercenary group controlled by Russian military intelligence is among the most likely successors to Wagner as Yevgeny Prigozhin’s group has been left leaderless.
Wagner occupied a unique position among Russia’s private “security” firms.
Although bankrolled by the Russian state and reliant on the ministry of defence for ammunition, it swelled to an enormous size and achieved a degree of autonomy, notoriety, and battlefield success that few private armies can boast of.
#Ukraine: A Russian S-400 air defense battery was targeted by Ukrainian forces in Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea- at least one TEL was hit and detonated, with other elements of the system nearby likely suffering damage. pic.twitter.com/GYmaAiOfiu
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 23, 2023
