Wagner Group
Russian mercenary
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Summary
Wagner Group is a private military company[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of private military company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,210 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russia[3]
- Instance of: paramilitary organization[4], armed organization[5], criminal organization[6], terrorist organization[7]
- Founder: Yevgeny Prigozhin[8], Dmitry Utkin[9]
- Named after: Dmitry Utkin[10]
- Followed by: Redut[11], African Corps[12]
- Headquarters location: Saint Petersburg[13], Molkin[14]
- Subclass of: Russian irregular forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[15]
- Commons category: Wagner Group[16]
- Chairperson: Dmitry Utkin[17], Andrey Troshev[18], Yevgeny Prigozhin[19], Pavel Prigozhin[20]
- Inception: May 1, 2014[21]
- Participated in conflict: 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine[22], Syrian Civil War[23], Russo-Ukrainian war[24], Libyan Civil War[25], Central African Republic Civil War[26], Moura massacre[27], Battle of Bakhmut[28], Battle of Popasna[29], Battle of Soledar[30], Wagner Group rebellion[31], Battle of Donbas[32]
- Significant event: murder of Yevgeny Nuzhin[33], Wagnergate[34], Wagner Group rebellion[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wagner Group[36]
- Replaced by: Redut[37], African Corps[38]
- Political alignment: far-right politics[39]
- Motto text: Кровь, честь, родина, отвага[40], דם, כבוד, מולדת, אומץ[41], Blood, honor, homeland, courage[42]
- Native label: ЧВК «Вагнер»[43], Группа Вагнера[44]
- Position held by head of the organization: Leader of the Wagner Group[45]
- Designated as terrorist by: Lithuania[46], France[47], Estonia[48], Ukraine[49], Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe[50], United Kingdom[51]
- Commanded by: Dmitry Utkin[52], Yevgeny Prigozhin[53]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Wagner Group include it rebellion[54], a mutiny[55], in Russia[56] and Wagner line[57], a defense line[58], in Ukraine[59], founded in 2022[60].
Why It Matters
Wagner Group has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for it include it rebellion[54], a mutiny[55], in Russia[56] and Wagner line[57], a defense line[58], in Ukraine[59], founded in 2022[60].