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Complexity of Russian ghost armies revealed before and after Prigozhin's march to Moscow

"This is definitely not the case of a rogue oligarch, but of an internal elite struggle": Canadian security expert

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Sam Cooper
Jun 28, 2023
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As reports emerge that a senior Russian general was in on Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutinous plans, the complexities of Russian ghost armies are surfacing in stark relief and hinting at…

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