The Wagner Group is a Russian paramilitary organization, which started operations in 2014.
This group also has the designation as “PMC Wagner”, which means “Wagner Private Military Company”.
The St. Petersburg-headquartered organization is still operating today, and by December 2022 is expected to have a total membership of around 50,000 people.
They have participated in various military operations in various parts of the world with affiliations with Russia.
Some of the operations that became the field of this group include the War in Donbass in 2014-2022, the Syrian civil war, the Sudanese civil war.
When Russia begins to launch an invasion of Ukraine in 2022 , this group also comes down for Russia's interests.
Recently, shocking news emerged regarding the movement of a military group founded by
Yevgeny Prigozhin
Reportedly, Wagner had rebelled and turned against Russia, the country that had been their affiliate.
Due to disagreements on several matters, they are reportedly going to coup the current Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
It is reported that the Wagner Group will also head to Moscow, the capital of Russia, and make Vladimir Putin flee the city.
The heated situation in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has certainly become a concern for many people in the world.
Elon Musk, one of the richest people in the world, is no exception, who also seems to be monitoring developments.
On June 24, 2023, Musk posted a tweet via his Twitter account, indicating this.
Musk wrote a comment while quoting one of the other tweets, here is the tweet in question.
Best coverage of the situation I’ve seen so far is from Mario https://t.co/ffTKaPoQ6t
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 24, 2023
The tweet Musk quoted was journalist Mario Nawfal's coverage of the developments in the Wagner Group rebel situation.
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