The new private military company entity will be created by Gazprom, a state-run monopolist energy company in Russia, according to Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday reported that Gazprom, a state-owned monopolist energy company in Russia, is working to develop a private military company.
"Thus, the 'arms race' continues in the Russian Federation among the main political players, who are actively creating private armies following the example of Yevgeny Prigozhin's 'Wagner' PMC," the statement read. Above, a split image of a Gazprom stock market ticker and Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin. Gazprom is set to build its own private military company following the"example" of the Wagner Group.The statement also explained that the creation of the new company cited a Russian law concerning"the safety of objects of the fuel and energy complex," which gives entities like Gazprom"the right to establish a private security organization.
The Wagner Group is considered to be one of, and possibly the most notable, private military companies in Russia and hasin the nearly yearlong war in Ukraine. It also has established a bloody and infamous reputation for its actions on the battlefield, being accused of human rights violations in places like Ukraine, Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mozambique, including things like torture and extrajudicial killings.
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