Vladimir Putin appoints Wagner Group aide to train Russian forces in Ukraine
Andrei Troshev, a retired colonel from St. Petersburg known by his nom de guerre “Sedoi” , is a veteran of the mercenary group’s wars in Chechnya, Syria, and Afghanistan.against Russia’s high-military command after Kremlin Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, had ordered “volunteer detachments” to sign contracts with the military.He faced no criminal charges but was purportedly exiled to Belarus before his plane went down in a fiery crash on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg in August.
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin led a short-lived armed rebellion against Vladimir Putin in June.Former Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a fiery plane crash in Russia in August.Mercenary leader Andrei Troshev was appointed by the Kremlin to take over the training of Russian volunteer forces in Ukraine Friday.
He was included in EU sanctions lists for supporting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and for training and directing Syrian forces.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Putin taps Wagner Group remnants to fight in Ukraine amid drive for new conscriptsRussian President Vladimir Putin has instructed a former Wagner Group commander to “focus on creating volunteer units” to fight in the war in Ukraine, a month after the death of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and other Wagner Group mutineers.
Read more »
Putin orders former Wagner commander to lead ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine following death of PrigozhinRussian President Vladimir Putin told Andrei Troshev that his task is to form volunteer units that could perform combat tasks, primarily in the Ukraine war zone.
Read more »
Putin Orders Former Wagner Commander to Take Charge of 'volunteer Units' in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of 'volunteer units' fighting in Ukraine, signaling the Kremlin's effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of their chief, Yevgeny...
Read more »
Putin Signals New Plan to Throw Wagner Fighters Back into Battle in UkraineOnly this time, there’ll be no ambiguity about who’s really in command.
Read more »
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine.
Read more »
Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in UkraineRussian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine.
Read more »