Sledgehammers have become a dark symbol for supporters of Wagner—created by Putin ally Yevgeny Nuzhin—after the group made an ISIS-style execution video last month in which a prisoner accused of betraying Wagner is beaten to death with a sledgehammer.
last month in which a prisoner accused of betraying Wagner is beaten to death with a sledgehammer. Mercenaries in the group later sent a sledgehammer engraved with the Wagner logo and fake blood on the handle to the European Parliament as EU lawmakers declared Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
It’s unclear as to why the Finnish embassy was targeted, though one Telegram account sharing the clip claimed it came in response to “numerous provocations against Russian diplomatic targets in Finland.” Finland has staunchly supported Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion and applied to join NATO in May.
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