The Wagner Group is seeking to recruit more mercenaries as part of an ongoing recruitment drive. Wagner reportedly has up to 50,000 troops fighting in Ukraine.
White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby presents images that allege railcar movement between Russia and North Korea during a press briefing. Reuters/Leah Millis
The Wagner Group has also opened at least three new recruitment centers at sports clubs in Russia earlier this month to augment its recruitment base, according to the Institute for the Study of War. The new Wagner recruitment centers are reportedly based at the"Dynamo" sports facility in Samara, the"Antares" Sports Club in Rostov, and in the headquarters of the Russian Boxing Federation in Tyumen.
The effort may seek to offset recruiting losses after Russian government officials reportedly barred the group’s recruitment campaign from Russian prisons, the Institute for the Study of War noted. This comes amid mounting tensions between theand the controversial Prigozhin, who has long been a close associate of President Vladimir Putin.
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