Russia rehabilitates "Wagnerians" after riot attempt - British intelligence

Russia rehabilitates "Wagnerians" after riot attempt - British intelligence

Kyiv  •  UNN

November 23 2023, 09:09 AM • 24661 views

Russia begins issuing official veterans' certificates to some Wagner PMC fighters, indicating that the administration has rehabilitated them after the rebellion, British intelligence reports.

In Russia, some fighters of the Wagner PMC were issued official veterans' certificates. This is likely to indicate the rehabilitation of the Wagner fighters by the Russian administration, according to a new report by the UK Ministry of Defense, reports UNN.

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On November 14, 2023, some fighters of the private company Wagner were issued official veteran certificates. According to British intelligence, this is the first case of official recognition of Wagner's military personnel as veterans.

It is noted that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has created a new system that allows Wagner soldiers to receive a veteran's certificate and corresponding allowances. Recently, the Wagner group was included in the troops of the the national guard of russia (rosgvardia).

It is likely that this indicates the rehabilitation of some of the Wagner fighters "Wagner fighters by the Russian administration

- the British intelligence report says.

It is noted that this happened after a long period of uncertainty in in the attitude of the Russian administration to the Wagnerians after the Wagner mutiny and the thwarted rebellion  of the head of the military-industrial complex Yevgeny Pryzhozhin in June 2023. year.

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