Who are the Wagner Group, and why are they in Ukraine?
Russian mercenaries are reportedly hunting the Ukrainian president. But who are they?
The Inquiry · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
According to media reports, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has survived two assassination attempts from the band of mercenaries known as the Wagner Group. Their ruthlessness has earned them a feared reputation from Kyiv to Central Africa. But who are they, and has Putin really entrusted them with taking out a head of state?
(Pro-Russian separatists patrol with armoured vehicles in Donetsk, Ukraine 11 March 2022. Getty Images)