Putin Asserts Control Over Wagner Group After Failed Mutiny

Putin met with former top Wagner commander Troshev in the Kremlin to discuss using "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.
The meeting shows the Kremlin now has control over Wagner after Prigozhin's failed mutiny and death.
Troshev now works at the defense ministry, indicating he and another official will oversee what's left of Wagner.
British intelligence says up to hundreds of former Wagner fighters have started redeploying to Ukraine in various units.
Troshev is a decorated veteran who led the storming of Palmyra in Syria and is from Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg.

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Posted 9/29/2023, 12:29:00 PM

Putin Asserts Control Over Wagner Group After Failed Mutiny

Putin met with former top Wagner commander Troshev in the Kremlin to discuss using "volunteer units" in the Ukraine war.
The meeting shows the Kremlin now has control over Wagner after Prigozhin's failed mutiny and death.
Troshev now works at the defense ministry, indicating he and another official will oversee what's left of Wagner.
British intelligence says up to hundreds of former Wagner fighters have started redeploying to Ukraine in various units.
Troshev is a decorated veteran who led the storming of Palmyra in Syria and is from Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg.

reuters.com

Relevant topic timeline:

6/29/2023

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Russia Denies Top Commander's Death; Medvedev Visits Troops Near Ukraine Frontline As Ship Departs Ukrainian Port Despite Grain Deal Exit

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Putin Taps New Commander to Lead Wagner Mercenaries Back to Ukraine Frontlines