Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty with chief presumed dead

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Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty with chief presumed dead
By AP Staff
Aug 26, 12:00 PM
In this image taken from video released by Razgruzka_Vagnera telegram channel on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group military company, speaks at an unknown location, days before his presumed death by plane crash. (AP)

The Wagner Group’s presence extends from the ancient battlegrounds of Syria to the deserts of sub-Saharan Africa, projecting the Kremlin’s global influence with mercenaries accused of using brutal force and profiting from seized mineral riches.

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