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Today on Front Burner, the Wagner Group, a brutal Russian mercenary that has served the Kremlin’s interests for years, is emerging from the shadows to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
Front burner27:24The Wagner Group: Putin’s ‘shadow private army’
The Wagner Group is a private army that has been violently advancing Russian interests around the world – but in the shadows – for years.
Now that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stopped, mercenary fighters have taken center stage to fight on Russia’s side. Mercenaries have been involved in some of the bloodiest battles of all wars.
Mary Ilyushina is a reporter covering Russia for the Washington Post. Today on Front Burner, he joins the guest host Jodie Martinson to explain the evolution, and growing influence, of the Wagner Group in Russia and other parts of the world.
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