Wagner Group : Private military company. Volume 2, establishment, purpose, profile and historic relevance 2013-2023 / János Besnyő, András István Türke & Endre Szénási.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Besenyő, János, 1972- author.

Türke, András István, author.

Szénási, Endre, author.

Series:

Europe@war ; no. 45.

Europe@war ; no. 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Private military companies--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.

Private military companies.

Wagner Group.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--History--21st century.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

62 pages : color illustrations, map ; 30 cm.

Other Title:

Private military company

Place of Publication:

Warwick, England : Helion & Company Limited, [2025]

Summary:

"The Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) first appeared in Ukraine's Donbas region during the initial Russian intervention in the spring of 2014. Its fighters--lacking national insignia, Russian flags, or unit designations and always concealing their faces in public--presented an unorthodox and ambiguous presence. However, their use of Russian-made arms, equipment, and uniforms left little doubt about Moscow's involvement, reinforcing Wagner's role as a deniable yet effective force in place of poorly trained local militias. Over the following years, Wagner served Moscow's strategic interests by maintaining both ambiguity and control over various local proxies. While Wagner was not initially involved in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a series of military setbacks suffered by the Russian Armed Forces (VSRF) led to its redeployment. Following a rapid expansion, Wagner became instrumental in achieving one of the Kremlin's first major military successes of the war--the capture of the heavily fortified town of Popasna in late April and early May 2022. From that point, under the nominal leadership of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner grew significantly in both manpower and firepower. The group also played a central role in Project 42174, a large-scale recruitment program that enlisted Russian prison inmates as assault troops. Tens of thousands of these recruits were deployed--nearly 20,000 of whom were killed--during the brutal Battle of Bakhmut, which raged from July 2022 to May 2023. This operation marked Russia's first major military victory in nearly a year and had a lasting impact on the tactics and structure of the VSRF."

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references.

ISBN:

9781804516102

1804516104

OCLC:

1430654430

Publisher Number:

90102099430

CIPO000095098