What Does Political Science Teach Us About Why Countries Use Private Military Groups like Wagner and Blackwater?
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Wagner Group's Uncertainty About Russian Soldier Casualties
The effectiveness of Wagner is very much evident, especially as we get closer to the insurrection or rebellion. Most of their units took such heavy losses that Pergosian and potentially the Russians may have also been firing at their own personnel. You're not going to want to do that with troops you've invested in that are well trained, but maybe not well equipped. It actually horrifyingly almost reminds me of Stalingrad.
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