The Warrior Group Is a Russian Military Security Industry

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Russia has had a private military security industry for the better part of 30 years. The wagoner group is now notorious for being olved in a lot of war crimes around the world. They are thought to be run by a man named egeni pegogin, who is very close to vladimir puten. But there are still someu unknown facts about how they actually operate and why.

The Wagner Group, a superviolent (and supersecretive) team of Kremlin-aligned mercenaries, is doing Vladimir Putin’s dirty work in Ukraine and around the world.

This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and edited by Matt Collette (who also did the fact-check) and Noel King (who also hosted).

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