Véronika Dorman, a translator of the book "Moi Marat, ex-commander of the Wagner army", explains what the Wagner militia is and what its 5000 Russian mercenaries are active in Ukraine, Syria and Mali. "It is a way for Russia to wage these wars in secret against the Russian people (...) and for the rest of the world, it is a denial of plausibility".
Marat Gabidullin, ex-mercenary of the Wagner group, chose to confide in a book and to make revelations about the activities of this very particular commando. He is particularly critical of his former boss, Dmitri Outkine, whom he describes as "without faith or law", and without any moral principle. He is aware of the risks he faces but feels it is worth it.
Marat Gabidullin, ex-mercenary of the Wagner group, chose to confide in a book and to make revelations about the activities of this very particular commando. He spent four years in this ultra-secret militia. "I understood that we were used according to the needs of Moscow as cannon fodder".
In Russia, a head of a paramilitary organization talks about the human toll of the Wagner group, a private military company that sends mercenaries to Syria, after US bombing in February 2018. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs remains very secretive and mentions the death of 5 civilians, while a source within the Wagner group reports 218 deaths.