What exactly is Russia's mercenary organization, the Wagner Group?
Introduction.
Before the invasion, Russia amassed approximately 190,000 troops on Ukraine's border. However, there may be other, more enigmatic Russian forces fighting there. According to a February 28th report in the Times, more than 400 mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group have been dispatched to Kyiv to assassinate Ukraine's president, Officials in the United States claim to have seen evidence of Wagner's involvement in the war. Although those reports have not been confirmed, Wagner's presence would not be surprising. For years, Ukraine has accused the private military organization, which appears to have close ties to the Kremlin, of fighting in the disputed eastern Ukrainian cities of Luhansk and Donetsk.
