Kremlinism/Terrorism/Wagner

Wagner[1] is a russian state-sponsored terrorist organization[2][3][4][5]. Its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is wanted by the FBI [6].

“ According to a European Union regulation last December, implementing sanctions against the group and certain people, it was founded by Dmitry Utkin, a former Russian soldier adorned with Nazi tattoos. It was reportedly named after Hitler’s favourite composer. In December 2016 Mr Utkin was photographed alongside Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, at a Kremlin event, hinting at the group’s powerful ties. Wagner is thought to be funded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman who is also alleged to run the Internet Research Agency, Russia’s “troll farm”. The Russian armed forces work closely with the group, reportedly providing it with munitions and transport aircraft. The head of Ukraine’s security services has likened Wagner to “a private army of Putin”.

— What is the Wagner Group, Russia’s mercenary organisation?

• Kamil Galeev, “Wagner mercenary group fighting colonial wars for Russia” (thread) (pdf), 2022-11-13
• “1/ The Wagner mercenary group has already executed as many as 40 of its own men, according to Russian human rights activist Olga Romanova. She says in an interview that Wagner has recruited around 35,000-40,000 prisoners. Relatives say some were tortured into joining.” (thread) (pdf)
• “Relatives of prisoners in a Siberian penal colony have gathered at its entrance to try to prevent their loved ones being mobilised, after contact with several colonies was cut off following the arrival of Wagner PMC recruiters. Translation follows ⬇️” (thread) (pdf)
• Russian colonialism#Africa

• https://twitter.com/EliotHiggins/status/1595518274129002497
• Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the notorious Wagner mercenary group, says that he is not currently recruiting anally raped prisoners but wants to create a separate "cock division" to ensure that other convict soldiers do not have to serve with such untouchable outcasts. (thread) (pdf) (Yevgeny Prigozhin)
• The Wagner mercenary group's 'cock division' now seems to be a reality, judging by a new video of a Wagner convict recruit's debriefing. In the video, the convict talks of how Wagner is mobilising a segregated unit of raped men, who are treated as untouchables. (thread) (pdf)
• https://dossier.center/car-en/

• Pekka Kallioniemi, “In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll introduce Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group. I have written about the topic before, but now that it’s been designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization by the US, we should reiterate some key points and update the latest news about them.”, January 22, 2023 (thread) (pdf)

Sledgehammer

• Prigozhin sent the European Parliament a sledgehammer in a violin case with an engraved logo of Wagner and traces of blood on the handle. [7]

• https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/family-seek-justice-in-russia-fo-syrian-army-deserter-was-savagely-killed-by-putins-wagner/

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sledgehammer-execution-russian-mercenary-who-defected-ukraine-shown-video-2022-11-13/

“ЧВК Вагнер” (ЧВК: Частная военная компания, PMC: Private military company)

• https://twitter.com/ruinwanderer/status/1616485799976996865

• OPERATION NOVOROSSIYA: PART 2 OF 6 (SEPARATION OF DIGNITY: THE RISE OF WAGNER)

• Furniture sellers in Moscow have started selling "PMC Wagner" sledgehammers decorated with skulls for use as interior decorations. Demand is reportedly high. Their initiative comes as part of a boom in Wagner-themed merchandise in Russia.

Leadership

• Dmitry Utkin

• Yevgeny Prigozhin

Nazi

• The White Power Mercenaries Fighting For the Lost Cause Around the World (archive)

https://twitter.com/notabanderite/status/1673340720273403911

More

• https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1603455445641101312

Murders

• Final Report on the Murder of Orkhan Dzhemal, Aleksandr Rastogruev and Kirill Radchenko in the Central African Republic

• Wagner mercenaries in Makiivka have executed an entire family of eight, including 3 children, ages 1, 7 and 9 years old. All victims were killed by shots to the head.

• Survivors Say Russian Mercenaries Slaughtered 70 Civilians in Gold Mine Massacre

• https://twitter.com/OzymandiusUK/status/1625072315280097281

• https://twitter.com/justartsndstuff/status/1635155463468900353

• Congress wants to label Wagner group as a terrorist organization. Why is Biden opposed?

• Multiple sources inside #WagnerPMC have claimed the beheadings of Ukrainian prisoners of war are ordered by the nazi Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin to create conditions that would prevent Russian conscripts and soldiers from surrendering to #Ukraine out of fear of reprisals.

• Here is the English translation of the testimony from a Wagner soldier describing killing children after being given orders by high ranking Wagner commanders
  • https://twitter.com/bucktron2021/status/1648250327727063042
  • Wagner ex-commanders tell Russian opposition media of their war crimes in Ukraine, Kyiv launches investigation

Africa

• https://twitter.com/Beefeater_Fella/status/1674410126776872961

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/20/russian-mercenaries-behind-slaughter-in-mali-village-un-report-finds

• https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/28/mali-army-wagner-group-atrocities-against-civilians

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/27/wagner-trained-african-militia-kill-enemies/

South America

https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/mercosur/venezuela/the-activities-of-the-russian-wagner-group-in-venezuela/

Rapes

• https://twitter.com/kardinal691/status/1660893050128805890

• Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

More

• Time US Forces Tore Hundreds of Russian Wagner Group Mercenaries to Pieces in Syria

• Russia’s Wagner Troops Exhaust Ukrainian Forces in Bakhmut

• https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1641458312507195396

• https://twitter.com/nedalalamari/status/1654942009235324928

• https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1659630335393513473

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12176811/Wagner-mercenaries-raping-kidnapping-torturing-RUSSIAN-soldiers-Putins-officer-claims.html

https://twitter.com/DrewPavlou/status/1672593390226251776

• https://twitter.com/alleyesonwagner

releases

• https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/19/32000-russian-ex-convicts-return-home-after-fighting-wagnerr-fighting-wagner-chief-says-a81549

• Russian murderer recruited from prison by Wagner PMC & pardoned by Putin went on a rampage on a train on his way home from Ukraine in Russia. Slashed one person's throat & stabbed another in the head. Prigozhin said 32,000 pardoned criminals are now loose all over Russia.

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12115359/Paedophile-fought-Putin-rapes-two-girls-threatening-blow-grenade.html

• https://twitter.com/rshereme/status/1688234797338898432

• https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1693686471855833129

• https://twitter.com/Eric_Lecomte_/status/1695160238813405484

• https://twitter.com/Eric_Lecomte_/status/1696053749574164851

• https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1699293657432760420

• https://twitter.com/Dreamer2909/status/1700697959527023076

• A cannibal serial killer who is said to have murdered 13 people and filled his refrigerator with human flesh has been pardoned by Vladimir Putin and sent to fight in Ukraine. The decision has caused shock on Russian social media networks.

https://twitter.com/adnashmyash/status/1744487440255951266

Uprising

https://www.ft.com/content/a6fb9f42-f17b-4d1f-9298-6eb0eed35e86 [8]

before/after

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1674497635888033807

https://twitter.com/GraniTweet/status/1673696142092128256

Wagner Center

https://twitter.com/igorsushko/status/1675345483492114432

See also

• Redut