The Russian military contingent is ready to counter the Wagner Group.Image Credit source: AFP
So far fighting together with the Russian army in the Russia-Ukraine war Wagner Group have now Putin The bugle has been blown against itself. It is being told that the soldiers of Wagner Group moscow are moving towards. This is surprising because the Wagner Group was once called Putin’s personal army.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, who owns this Wagner Group, has announced a rebellion against Putin. Yevgeny was once a good friend of Putin. According to the claim made by Britain in January this year, there are about 50,000 fighters in the Wagner Group. Who till now were fighting from the side of Russia. The question is why the goal of the Wagner group has changed now. Let us understand what is Wagner Group and how much money its fighters get.
This is how the Wagner Group was established
The fighters of the Wagner group are also called hired killers. It came into limelight in 2014 when it was helping separatists in Ukraine. Not only in Ukraine, the news of its presence in Mozambique, Libya, Mali, Sudan and Syria has also been coming continuously.
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Recruited fighters from jail
During the Ukraine-Russia war, it was claimed by Britain that more than 50,000 murderers of this group were raiding Ukraine along with the Russian army. It was even claimed by the US National Security Council that 80 percent of the Wagner Group members fighting in Ukraine have been taken out of jail and recruited.
The fighters of Wagner Group get this much salary
A former soldier of the Wagner Group told the BBC that the people who join the group come from places where there is a famine of jobs. That’s why they join this group for earning. According to a report, the fighters working in the Wagner Group get a salary of about $ 1500 i.e. Rs 1.22 lakh per month. If a fighter of the group goes to the battlefield, then his salary is increased to 2 thousand dollars i.e. about 1.6 lakh rupees.
Mercenary army is banned in Russia
Mercenary army is banned in Russia. That’s why Wagner Group had registered itself as a company here. Its office is in St.Petersburg. Dr. Samuel of the Royal United Institute even claimed that the Wagner Group is openly recruiting fighters in Russian cities. Till now Russia itself was promoting this organization as a patriot.
in which country are wagner fighters
Wagner, a Russian private military company, is said to be active in several countries, including Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic and Ukraine. Apart from Russia’s Saint Petersburg, it also has troops in Argentina, Belarus, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Mozambique, Sudan and Venezuela. It is said that Wagner fighters are usually former Russian military personnel, but mercenaries from other countries are also included.
