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Private Military Companies (PMCs)

Wagner Group. A private military corporation closely associated with the Russian government. Used as a proxy force in Syria, Libya, and other countries. In June 2023 the Wagner Group revolted and conducted a short-lived march on Moscow.

Jones, Seth et al, Russia's Corporate Soldiers: The Global Expansion of Russia's Private Military Companies, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), July 2021, PDF, 114 pages.

IWC. The Irregular Warfare Center has published research bibliography that provides a selection of top resources on the Wagner Group that range from 2019 to 2025. The publication encompasses the Wagner Group' origins to its breakup and replacement by the Africa Corps. (PDF, 13 pages, July 2025)


References

Russian Regular Ground Forces Order of Battle: Russian Military 101, by Mason Clark and Karolina Hird, Institute for the Study of War, October 12, 2023, PDF, 60 pages.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-regular-ground-forces-order-battle-russian-military-101


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