Thousands of Wagner mercenaries died on the battlefields in Ukraine. Photo/Reuters
MOSCOW – Mercenary group Wagner experienced a major setback in its involvement in the war in Ukraine. A senior Wagner official claimed that 28% of the Wagner Group troops sent to Ukraine were killed.
The tally says that out of 78,000 fighters, 22,000 were killed with another 40,000 injured. In fact, the group was key to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but is now being punished by the Kremlin.
“The Wagner Group suffered heavy losses fighting in Ukraine, including 28% of its troops were killed,” said a Wagner official, identified as Marx. He confirmed that 78,000 fighters went to Ukraine with mercenary groups, and 22,000 died. It was reported Razgruzka Vagnera’s Telegram channel.
Launching Insider, the data is said to be accurate on May 20.
News from Wagner has frequently emerged from the strangest of places in Russian media, including in the past from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media company. Razgruzka Vagnrea (Russian for “unloading Wagner”) affiliated with Wagner’s high command, The Moscow Times reported, and had been a source for news about the group before.
The media reports indicated 22,000 people died, 40,000 others were injured, and another 25,000 remained alive and well. That means the Wagner Group has a total of 62,000 victims, according to official figures. This meant that 28% of Wagner’s troops were killed and another 51% wounded.
Wagner sent thousands of mercenaries and recruits from prison into the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Marx said the majority of Wagner fighters in Ukraine, or about 49,000, were ex-convicts.
Prisoners were promised pardons in exchange for six months of service in Ukraine.
The group’s brutal tactics aided Russia in Ukraine, most notably in capturing the town of Bakhmut. But its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has repeatedly clashed with Russian military leaders, accusing them of trying to destroy his group by not providing enough ammunition.
2023-07-21 15:26:52
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