The fighters in Central African Republic have 'sustained heavy casualties,' but an expert told Newsweek the group should have no trouble refilling its ranks.
that between seven and 17 Wagner troops had been killed in clashes over the past fortnight. Seven Russians were killed in a rebel ambush, the newspaper reported, citing a source linked to CAR's military.
Russian and Central African Republic flags are waived by demonstrators gathered in the capital Bangui on March 5, 2022 during a rally in support of Russia. Mercenary Wagner Group forces from Russia have"sustained heavy casualties" in CAR, according to new reports.Rebel leader in the Coalition of Patriots for Change, Ahmadou Ali, said the ambush"was a battle between us and the Russians.
"Now that Wagner is in the spotlight, there is more coverage of how many men the group loses. However, I do not think this is anything out of the ordinary for Wagner," Miron said.for nearly a decade, and has never found itself running out of fighters, she added. On January 20, 2023, the U.K. defense ministry estimated that around 50,000 Wagner fighters were in Ukraine, becoming a"key component of the Ukraine campaign."
It was Wagner founder, the Russian financier Yevgeny Prigozhin, who first claimed that his troops had seized control of the contested Donetsk town of Soledar, Ukraine, in January,
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