Russian state-funded private military company controlled by Yevgeny Prigozhin until 2023, then by his son Pavel. Emerged during the war in Donbas in 2014, later played a major role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, notably in the Battle of Bakhmut. Operates in Syria, Libya, Central African Republic, Mali, and other African countries, providing security in exchange for mining contracts. Accused of war crimes and led a brief armed rebellion against Russia in June 2023.
CRIMENET has extracted 122 linkages for this organization, including 58 cooperative ties across 17 organizations, 56 conflicts across 15 organizations, 8 other connections and footprints in 23 countries.
...Angola, Guinea, Guinea Bissau...
The organization was said to be registered in Argentina...
...including Eswatini, Lesotho and Botswana...
Still, the Government of Ghana publicly alleged that Traoré began collaborating with the Wagner Group following the coup, enlisting the mercenaries against the jihadist rebels.
The Times reported that the Wagner Group flew in more than 400 contractors from the Central African Republic in mid- to late-January 2022
The U.S. government shared intelligence with the Chadian government that Wagner is working with rebels in the country to destabilise the government, and is possibly plotting to assassinate the country's president...
...and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In September 2024, it was claimed that PMCs from the Wagner Group (now known as 'Africa Corps') had entered Equatorial Guinea at the request of Teodoro Obiang.
the Wagner Group had offices in 20 African countries, including Eswatini...
...Angola, Guinea, Guinea Bissau...
...Guinea Bissau, and possibly the Democratic Republic of Congo.
...and has offices in Saint Petersburg and Hong Kong.
...including Eswatini, Lesotho and Botswana...
The group's presence in Libya was first reported in October 2018, when Russian military bases had been set up in Benghazi and Tobruk...
...to Sudan, the Central African Republic, Madagascar, Libya and Mozambique...
...to Sudan, the Central African Republic, Madagascar, Libya and Mozambique...
Wagner is believed to have a Serb unit, which was, until at least April 2016, under the command of Davor Savičić, a Bosnian Serb...
South Sudanese Civil War (military training and security)
Following the deployment of its contractors between 2017 and 2019, to Sudan...
The presence of the PMCs in Syria was first reported in late October 2015...
The group emerged during the war in Donbas, where it helped Russian separatist forces in Ukraine from 2014 to 2015. Wagner played a significant role in the later full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine...
In late January 2019, Wagner PMCs were reported by Reuters to have arrived in Venezuela during the unfolding presidential crisis.
By March 2021, Wagner PMCs were reportedly also deployed in Zimbabwe...