Wagner Group

Summary

Wagner Group is a private military company^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of private_military_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wagner Group is in the country of Russia^[3].
• Wagner Group's instance of is recorded as private military company^[4].
• Wagner Group's instance of is recorded as paramilitary organization^[5].
• Wagner Group's instance of is recorded as armed organization^[6].
• Wagner Group's instance of is recorded as criminal organization^[7].
• Wagner Group's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[8].
• Wagner Group's founder is recorded as Yevgeny Prigozhin^[9].
• Wagner Group's founder is recorded as Dmitry Utkin^[10].
• Dmitry Utkin is named after Wagner Group^[11].
• Wagner Group's followed by is recorded as Redut^[12].
• Wagner Group's followed by is recorded as African Corps^[13].
• Wagner Group's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[14].
• Wagner Group's headquarters location is recorded as Molkin^[15].
• Wagner Group's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20156009879749581194^[16].
• Wagner Group's GND ID is recorded as 1187674222^[17].
• Wagner Group's subclass of is recorded as Russian irregular forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine^[18].
• Wagner Group's Commons category is recorded as Wagner Group^[19].
• Wagner Group's chairperson is recorded as Dmitry Utkin^[20].
• Wagner Group's chairperson is recorded as Andrey Troshev^[21].
• Wagner Group's chairperson is recorded as Yevgeny Prigozhin^[22].
• Wagner Group's chairperson is recorded as Pavel Prigozhin^[23].
• +2014-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wagner Group^[24].
• Wagner Group's participated in conflict is recorded as 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine^[25].
• Wagner Group's participated in conflict is recorded as Syrian Civil War^[26].
• Wagner Group's participated in conflict is recorded as Russo-Ukrainian war^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Yevgeny Prigozhin^[9] and Dmitry Utkin^[10]. +2014-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Wagner Group^[24].

Identity

Successors include Redut^[12] and African Corps^[13].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Dmitry Utkin^[20], an army officer^[28], 1970–2023^[29], of Soviet Union^[30], awarded the Order of Courage^[31]; Andrey Troshev^[21], a soldier^[32], b. 1962^[33], of Soviet Union^[34], awarded the Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"^[35]; Yevgeny Prigozhin^[22], a restaurateur^[36], 1961–2023^[37], of Soviet Union^[38], awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class^[39], specialised in oligarchy^[40]; and Pavel Prigozhin^[23], an entrepreneur^[41], b. 1998^[42], of Russia^[43].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Saint Petersburg^[14], a federal city of Russia^[44], in Russia^[45], founded in 1703^[46] and Molkin^[15], a khutor^[47], in Russia^[48].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Wagner Group include it rebellion^[49], a mutiny^[50], in Russia^[51] and Wagner line^[52], a defense line^[53], in Ukraine^[54], founded in 2022^[55].

Why It Matters

Wagner Group ranks in the top 4% of private_military_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,716 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for it include it rebellion^[49], a mutiny^[50], in Russia^[51] and Wagner line^[52], a defense line^[53], in Ukraine^[54], founded in 2022^[55].