How Russia's Wagner Group leader rose to power - BBC New

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Tens of thousands of mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

The so-called Wagner Group has been heavily involved in the country’s efforts to capture the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

At the head of the group is Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former hotdog salesman-turned-mercenary leader who now has a private army of Russian convicts at his service.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explains his rise to power.

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