The head of the Russian Wagner Military Group, Yfgene Brigujin, announced on Friday that a former general in the US Marine Corps is working for the group, according to “Sky News Arabia”.
In response to a request from the Finnish Helsen Santums for Comment, Bruyjin said, “There is no large number of Finnish citizens in the Vagner Group, almost 20 people. But for clear reasons, I cannot provide accurate information about them. ”
“I have a very good opinion about the Finns in the field of battles.
They are fighting within a British battalion (within the framework of the Wagner Group) led by an American citizen, a former general of the Marines,” the media office of his company, Concorde, was quoted as saying.
Brigujin, known as the “Putin Cook” against the background of his contracts with the Kremlin in the field of hospitality, is subject to European and American sanctions.
In September, he revealed for the first time that he established the Wagner Group in 2014 to fight in Ukraine, and acknowledged its presence in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
For years, the Wagner Group has been accused of contributing to the achievement of the Kremlin’s external ambitions, including in Ukraine, where elements have been fighting in the front lines in the war launched by Moscow since February.
Last month, the group opened its headquarters in St.
Petersburg, the second largest Russian city..
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