What will happen to the Wagner Group? This band of mercenaries has proved quite useful for Vladimir Putin over the years.
to the Russian state. It seems like Putin has learned his lesson: The last thing he wants is a mini-Frankenstein’s monster free to do what it wants.
Wagner, however, is no longer much of an actor in Ukraine. The Kremlin basically used the group as an assault force, doing the work Russia’s real generals weren’t particularly keen on performing themselves. Consider the Battle of Bakhmut. In what is known as a “meat grinder” tactic, scores of men were tasked with pressing forward in the face of intense Ukrainian fire. When the city was finally in Russia’s hands, Prigozhin’s men withdrew to occupied Ukrainian territory.
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