Wagner: Inside Putin’s Private Army | ENDEVR Documenatry

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Disclaimer: This documentary was made before the uprising of the Wagner Group and before the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

From the Ukrainian front to the mines of the Central African Republic, we lift the veil on Putin’s private army. For the past 14 months, Russia’s rare military successes were not achieved by the regular army, but by the militiamen of the Wagner commando. They accounted for a quarter of all Russian combatants on the frontline and took part in the toughest fighting.

To understand this essential link in the Russian military system, we obtained the testimony of three mercenaries who fought in Wagner’s ranks. They give an insider’s account of how the intelligence services trained and equipped the first fighters. They also provide valuable information about the feared founder of the militia, Dimitri Outkine, an admirer of the Third Reich and Nazi ideology as well as shedding light on the troubled personality of Wagner’s current boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin. A former criminal and a wealthy oligarch, this close associate of Vladimir Putin has no qualms about appearing in fatigues near the front line, but also in Russian prisons to recruit new fighters in exchange for having their sentences overturned. He uses macabre humor and the most odious provocation and is now overshadowing the Russian Defence Minister, whom he openly criticizes.

We also investigated Africa, where Wagner’s mercenaries have become key players in Sudan, Mali, Mozambique, and the Central African Republic. They support authoritarian regimes by suppressing opposition and seizing natural resources in return. Wagner commandos leave a trail of death, with victims reporting massacres, torture, and rape. Beyond their military role, they also excel in disinformation, staging fake mass graves and producing propaganda to sway local populations in favor of Russia.

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