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Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.
Archived version: https://archive.is/5uKrc
I thought wagner troups were folded into the regular Russian army after the. You know the thing
They fall under regular army control now, but they are still its own unit who is basically ordered to stay in Belarus.
"After Prigozhin died in August last year, Wagner employees were invited to join a newly created group called the Africa Corps, under the defence ministry, “to fight for justice and the interests of Russia,” according to the Africa Corps channel on social-media platform Telegram.
On the channel, Africa Corps says about half its personnel are former Wagner employees who it allows to use Wagner insignia."